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In the late 1700s through the mid-1800s, there was a new type of revolution that was starting and this was of better technology. Many people started ideas while others just improved on those ideas. Many of those inventors are that of Eli Whitney, Jethro Wood, John Deere, Cyrus McCormick, Robert Fulton, Samuel Slater, and Francis Lowell. (Tindall 417).
The primary beginning to the revolution was with cotton and the way it was picked and spun. From the beginning, cotton was picked by hand and from there had to be separated in order to get the seeds from the fibers. Once it was just the fibers, it had to be spun and shipped to those who would use the cotton to make clothes, bags, etc. Most cotton plantations had slaves so it was more hands to pick the cotton since one person was only able to pick and separate around a pound for an entire days work. Many people wanted cotton but it was rare and expensive due to the tedious work to separate the fibers. However, at the......

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