U.S. History Ch 11+12

samuel slater

escaped from britain and built an English style mill in rhode island

eli whitney

invented the cotton gin, worked with interchangeable parts parts

interchangeable parts

Identical components that can be used interchangeably in manufacturing, allowing for easier assembly and repair

elias howe

perfected the mechanical sewing machine

samuel colt

invented a pistol that allowed the user to fire 6 times without reloading

Pennsylvania

center of american heavy industry

john deere

perfected the plow

cyrus mccormick

invented a reaping machine and used his wealth to support christian efforts

robert fulton

perfected a steam powered ship called the “Clermont” and “Fulton’s Folly”

Daniel Boone

blazed the wilderness road

national road

road that began in Maryland, ended in Illinois

dewitt clinton

ny governor that wanted to build a canal from albany to lake erie

peter coupe

built tom thumb

samuel f.b. morse

a painter who invented morse code for the telegram

nat turner

slave and radical preacher, led a slave rebellion in virginia

horace mann

believed that people could find deliverance from ignorance and social problems through sound moral education

frederick douglass

former slave who wrote about his experiences