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Innovations of the Industrial Revolution



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INVENTION

INVENTOR

YEAR INTRODUCED

CATEGORY

WHAT WAS IT?

Bessemer Steel Process













The Clermont
















Eli Whitney










Mechanical Reaper













Interchangeable Parts
















James Watt










Steel Plow
















John Fitch










Telegraph













Tom Thumb













Spinning Jenny
















Samuel Slater










Erie Canal
















Elias Howe










Innovations of the Industrial Revolution

Directions: Fill in the missing blanks with the appropriate information. Categories: agriculture, transportation, communications, household



INVENTION

INVENTOR

YEAR INTRODUCED

CATEGORY

WHAT WAS IT?

Bessemer Steel Process

Henry Bessemer

1855

all

Mass produce Steel

The Clermont

Robert Fulton

1807

transportation

Steamboat could go against the current

Cotton Gin

Eli Whitney

1794

agriculture

Removed seeds from cottonon

Mechanical Reaper

Cyrus McCormick

1831

agriculture

Harvest grain faster than 5 men

Interchangeable Parts

Eli Whitney

1801

all

Standardized parts, didn’t need to make a new product when a part broke

Steam Engine

James Watt

1763

transportation

Faster transportation

Steel Plow

John Deere

1837

agriculture

Cut through tougher ground

Steamboat

John Fitch

179

transportation

Faster transportation

Telegraph

Samuel Morse

1837

communication

Took only seconds to communicate far away

Tom Thumb

Peter Cooper

1830

transportation

Moved passengers and freight quickly

Spinning Jenny

James Hargreaves

1764

household

Multiple spinning machine

Water powered mill

Samuel Slater

1790

all

Brought the water wheel to the United States

Erie Canal

John Stevens

1812

transportation

Could transport people and goods over water

Sewing Machine

Elias Howe

1846

household

Could do 250 stiches a minute


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