Directions: Fill in the missing blanks with the appropriate information. Categories: agriculture, transportation, communications, household
INVENTION
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INVENTOR
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YEAR INTRODUCED
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CATEGORY
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WHAT WAS IT?
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Bessemer Steel Process
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Henry Bessemer
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1855
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all
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Mass produce Steel
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The Clermont
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Robert Fulton
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1807
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transportation
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Steamboat could go against the current
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Cotton Gin
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Eli Whitney
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1794
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agriculture
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Removed seeds from cottonon
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Mechanical Reaper
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Cyrus McCormick
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1831
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agriculture
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Harvest grain faster than 5 men
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Interchangeable Parts
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Eli Whitney
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1801
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all
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Standardized parts, didn’t need to make a new product when a part broke
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Steam Engine
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James Watt
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1763
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transportation
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Faster transportation
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Steel Plow
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John Deere
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1837
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agriculture
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Cut through tougher ground
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Steamboat
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John Fitch
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179
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transportation
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Faster transportation
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Telegraph
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Samuel Morse
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1837
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communication
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Took only seconds to communicate far away
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Tom Thumb
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Peter Cooper
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1830
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transportation
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Moved passengers and freight quickly
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Spinning Jenny
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James Hargreaves
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1764
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household
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Multiple spinning machine
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Water powered mill
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Samuel Slater
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1790
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all
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Brought the water wheel to the United States
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Erie Canal
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John Stevens
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1812
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transportation
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Could transport people and goods over water
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Sewing Machine
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Elias Howe
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1846
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household
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Could do 250 stiches a minute
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