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USI.

8c: Impact of inventions on westward expansion

Prior to the Civil War, most industrialization in America was in the North; however, the equipment
produced in the North had an impact on the farming society in the South.

Invention Inventor Purpose Impact/Effect

removed seeds from


Cotton gin cotton 50x faster than
by hand

increased the
Jo Anderson & Cyrus
Mechanical reaper productivity of the
McCormick
American grain farmer

improved by:

provided faster river


Steamboat
transportation

connected the country


Steam locomotive
east to west

Define inventor:

Define entrepreneur:

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