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New Technologies
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The Cotton Gin
  • The cotton gin was invented by Eli Whitney.
  • It increased the production of cotton and thus
    increased the need for slave labor to cultivate
    and pick the cotton. Cotton plantations increased
    all over the south.

3
The Reaper
  • Jo Anderson (a slave) and Cyrus McCormick worked
    to invent the reaper. The reaper increased the
    productivity of the American farmers.
  • McCormick was an entrepreneur who brought the
    reaper to market.

4
The Steamboat
  • The steamboat was invented by Robert Fulton. It
    provided a faster river transportation that
    connected Southern plantations and farms to
    Northern industry.
  • Fulton was another entrepreneur of the time.

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The Steam Locomotive
  • The steam locomotive provided faster land
    transportation.
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