Influential Inventions

from 1776-1876

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Swivel chair 1776

● Thomas Jefferson & Benjamin Randolph

● A Rotating chair
● Helped soothe jefferson into writing the declaration

of independence
Flat Boat 1781

● Pennsylvania farmer Jacob Yoder created the first

one
● Flatboat trade first began in 1781
● Made travel faster.
 Bifocals 1784

● Benjamin Franklin is credited for the invention of

bifocals
● Helped many people today see
Cotton gin 1793

● cotton gin was created by American inventor Eli

Whitney
● The cotton gin is a machine that quickly and easily
separates cotton fibers from their seeds
Wheel Cypher 1795

● Invented by Thomas Jefferson in 1795

● Was used to send messages during the war
● In crypts messages
Steamboat 1783

● A steamboat is a boat powered by steam.

● French inventor Denis Papin and the English
inventor Thomas Newcomen created a the first
steam boat
Sewing Machine 1833

● Created by Walter Hunt

● Its machine used to stitch fabric and other materials
together with thread. Sewing machines were invented
during the first Industrial Revolution to decrease the
amount of manual sewing work performed in clothing
companies.
Solar Compass 1836

● The Solar Compass was invented by William Austin

Burt
● The solar compass, is a surveying instrument that
makes use of the sun's direction
● It is important because it was one of the first
inventions that they could use for navigation
Morse code 1836
● Samuel Morse
● Invented before telephones, and networked through pulses of
electricity
● Reduced the background noise and interference
● Communication over longer distance
 Printing Telegraph 1846

● invented by Royal Earl House

● The printer can copy and print out 2,000 word per
hour
● world wide on America's east coast in 1850
Resources
-Google images

-Wikipedia

-http://storiesofusa.com/industrial-revolution-inventions-timeline-1
712-1942/

-https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_United_States_inventions
_(before_1890)