1. Inventions A. Cotton Gin 1. Eli Whitney: 1793, abolitionist
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Inventions
A. Cotton Gin
1. Eli Whitney: 1793, abolitionist
2. 50x more cotton
3. Made slavery grow
B. Reaper
1. Cyrus McCormick: 1832
2. 2 acres per day to 12 acres a day

2. Immigration (continued)
C. Plow
1. John Deere in 1837
2. “The plow that broke the plains.”
Light Bulb
1. Thomas Alva Edison: 1876
2. Over 1,000 inventions

3. Immigration (continued)
Telephone
1. Alexander Graham Bell: 1876
2. By 1900 over 1.5 million phones in use.
Assembly Line idea
1. Henry Ford: 1913
2. Model T cars
3.Black was the only color option
4. Price of car went from $850 to $300

4. Immigration (continued)
Airplane
1. Orville and Wilbur Wright: 1900
2. Kitty Hawk, NC
3. Engines added to planes: 1903