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Cotton Gin- Eli Whitney creates the cotton gin which makes it easier and faster to make cotton in the South. However, it also increased the need for slave labor.

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Textile Mills- Textile mills are large factories that produce (make) cloth. Textile mills were mainly located in the north, and they used cotton that was grown in the south to make cloth.

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Steam Engine- This was used for a great number of industrial purposes. Within a few years the steam engine powered ships, sawmills, flour mills, printing presses, and textile factories.

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Early American Railroads- The first trains began to run in America in the 1830s along the East Coast. Railroads allowed Americans to travel and to send goods much more quickly and cheaply.

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Telegraph- Made long-distance communication much faster. It worked by sending electrical signals over a wire laid between stations