1 For each flauta: warm a tortilla on each side in the pan (until it bends readily, not to brown it). 2  Spread 2 tablespoons of the meat filling across the center of the tortilla (all the way to the edges).  Roll up so that the filling is in the middle and secure with a wooden toothpick.
Robert Fulton made the first steam-powered engine to power a steamboat, and in 1807 he demonstrated its use by going from New York City to Albany via the Hudson River. His steamboat was able to carry raw materials across the Atlantic Ocean by the mid 1800's. The roads also improved immensely during this time period. Previously, people traveled using animals or by foot, but there were many problems with the conditions of the roads.
1769 James Watt improves the steam engine. James Watt from Scotland designs a more efficient steam engine. One of the most important inventions of the Industrial Revolution, steam engines power the first trains, steamboats, and factories. 1794 Eli Whitney patents the cotton gin. Eli Whitney creates a machine that makes it much easier to separate cotton seeds from cotton fiber.