Answer:
1) Leading seaport on Erie Canal : New York
2) First textile factory in Rhode Island: Samuel Slater
3) Father of mass production: Eli Whitney
4) Improved the power loom: Frances Lowell
5) Builder of the first successful steamboat: Robert Fulton
6) Perfected the telegram: Samuel F. B. Morse
7) Built the Tom Thumb: Peter Cooper
8) Builder of the Erie Canal: Dewitt Clinton
9) Maryland to Illinois: National Road
