What is the most important invention or innovation of the Industrial Revolution in America? Why?

The invention of the Power Loom effectively increased the output of a worker by over a factor of 40. It was one of the most important inventions of the Industrial Revolution. It was introduced in 1784 by Edmund Cartwright who built the very first working machine in 1785

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answer; i believe that the correct answer is (agriculture);

the mongolian invasion of china and central asia resulted in a disruption of the silk road as the chinese garrisons lost support from the chinese kingdoms which fell under the mongols. however, as the mongols established a formal dynasty in china, the successors of genghis khan restored the garrisons along the silk road allowing the safe travel caravans again.