Larry Mr. Shrank Ela 18 April 2018 Unit 5 Essay The technology in the 1700s and 1800s they had to use there self to work. In the 1700s they had to work on Cotton Gin. They had to use their body to do the work and they could not use any machines. It affect their lives because they had to use their self a lot and they would get tired. Some people even lost their jobs that they had. The workers had to use their body to work and earn their money. The cotton gin help after they started to use it helped them alot. The workers did not to work no more because they got tired every time they got home from work. The workers could of risk their life because they had to use their self a lot. The people were bleeding when