Its effects were huge as it made southern cotton a profitable crop for the first time. Whitney's cotton gin invention inspired other Americans to create factory machinery. In fact, Whitney didn't even benefit from his invention as many imitated and improved on his masterpiece. These machines however, began industrial pollution, which has grown over time creating recent problems within our ecosystem.
Agriculture hit its step of revolution in 1837. John Deere designed the first cast steel plow, which greatly assisted the Great Plains farmers. The plow was made of wrought iron and had a steel share that could cut through sticky soil without clogging. John Deere may have been the most successful plow inventor, however, Charles Newbold was the first inventor of the practical plow, and he did so by creating a cast iron plow in 1797. .
Some farmers also suffered from Deere's invention. There was competition of produce quantity, and the less wealthy men could not afford good plows and were forced to use second grade tools. Some on the other hand benefited because there came less competition from farmers discontinuing and moving into the city to work in factories. John Deere's inventions made the cities overpopulated; forcing the government to supply better transportation.
Transportation has evolved greatly over the past hundred years. In 1837 we had nothing; today there are trains, automobiles, aircrafts, boats, and submarines. In the early 1900s Wilbur and Orville Wright designed and flew the first engine run aircraft. Before then there were only failed attempts to create air transportation. Henry Ford, however had something else in mind, he created automobiles. Ford dominated in automobile production and by 1920 every automobile owner in America owned his Model T Ford truck.
Communication is a major part of our lives. We wouldn't have the telephone if it hadn't been for Alexander Graham Bell.
