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What was the overall impact of eli whitneys introduction of interchangeable parts?

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Workers could assemble machines quicker

Manufacturing goods with interchangeable parts was made possible after Eli Whitney envisioned an entire system for transforming a craft performed by skilled artisans into a process performed by unskilled workers. This means each worker would do just one thing, assemble machines quicker than before.


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