New TechnologiesNew Technologies

The Cotton GinThe Cotton Gin The cotton gin was invented by The cotton gin was invented by Eli Eli

WhitneyWhitney. . It increased the production of It increased the production of cottoncotton and and

thus increased the need for thus increased the need for slaveslave labor to labor to cultivate and pick the cotton. Cotton cultivate and pick the cotton. Cotton plantations increased all over the south.plantations increased all over the south.

The ReaperThe Reaper Jo Jo AndersonAnderson (a slave) (a slave)

and Cyrus and Cyrus McCormickMcCormick worked to invent the worked to invent the reaperreaper. The . The reaperreaper increased the increased the productivity of the productivity of the American American farmersfarmers..

McCormick was an McCormick was an entrepreneur who entrepreneur who brought the reaper to brought the reaper to market.market.

The SteamboatThe Steamboat The The steamboatsteamboat was invented by Robert was invented by Robert

FultonFulton. It provided a faster . It provided a faster riverriver transportation that connected Southern transportation that connected Southern plantations and farms to plantations and farms to NorthernNorthern industry.industry.

Fulton was another entrepreneur of the Fulton was another entrepreneur of the time.time.

The Steam LocomotiveThe Steam Locomotive The steam The steam locomotive locomotive provided provided

faster land transportation.faster land transportation.