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Industrial Revolution
a period of rapid growth in the use of machines in manufacturing and production
cotton gin
cleaned cotton more efficiently, made growing cotton more profitable
interchangeable parts
made each vital part of a machine or product exactly the same
Cumberland Road
National Road extending from Maryland to outside St. Louis, Missouri
Erie Canal
man-made water route connecting the Atlantic Ocean to the Great Lakes, used the lock system to move boats up and down elevation changes
Eli Whitney
developed cotton gin and interchangeable parts
Robert Fulton
developed steamboat
Samuel F.B. Morse
developed telegraph and Morse Code
Samuel Slater
textile mills, powered by water => “Father of American Factory System”
textile
cloth-based product (i.e. shirt)
