"Father of the American Factory System," skilled British mechanic who brought the plans for their textile machines to America. | ||
Invented a mechanical mower-reaper; one man could do the work of five. | ||
Made the cotton gin, developed the idea of interchangeable parts. | ||
German political spokesperson; he was against slavery and political corruption. | ||
Invented the first steamboat by installing a steam engine in the Clermont steamship. | ||
Invented the telegraph, strung a line between Washington and Baltimore. | ||
Presided over the construction of the Erie Canal; Governor of New York. | ||
Urged women to take up the teaching profession. | ||
One of the first Americans to advocate the preservation of nature as a deliberate national policy; he proposed the idea of a national park. |
American Pageant Chapter 14 Key People
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