Decreasing the size of government so he could spend 7 trillion dollars on one covert operation Ivory Bells Bob Woolworth Vail Secret War of CIA First Edition--Fight an unconstitutional war with Contras and spend hundreds of trillions of dollars on unneeded missile system and overpriced jet bomber.
Henry Bell- Steam-powered boat. Invented in 1812.
Eli Whitney- Cotton Gin. Invented on March 14, 1794.
James Watt- Steam Engine. Invented in 1765.
Trade, religion, colonialism, exploration
there are plenty.
if you are looking for something from way back, there was the tea act and it put taxes on tea and the colonists from Boston boarded british ships and dumped the tea into the ocean, otherwise known as the Boston tea party.