What were impacts of new technology and transportation systems on American business and agriculture?

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-Eli Whitney's Cotton gin-faster way to remove cotton seeds in order to mass-produce textiles, wanted to eradicate slavery, ended up making slavery more profitable

-JOHN DEERe tractors, steel plow, mechanical reaper-bigger farm yield meant more profit, population boom (more food=more people who live longer lives)

-Sewing machine-textiles become even bigger, more profitable industry

-Interchangeable parts-goods become more easily available and less expensive, not only accessible to the wealthy

-Telegraph, Pony Express-communication between people far away

-Railroads, turnpikes, roads, Erie Canal, steamboats-transportation more readily available, better communication and unity

-Water power-helped production, source of power

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