The cotton gin was a machine that was able to pick the seeds from cottons faster than the slaves and the machine was able to sell more profits for the south then ever before although the cotton gin was able to pick cotton seeds it also demanded the need for more slaves to pick the cotton from the fields which gave a negative impact for the slaves themselves. The Underground Railroad was an underground tunnel system that allowed African Americans slaves to escape from their slave owners. The system had a conductor, lines, stations, and freight to help them in the underground tunnels which is why people call it an underground railroad. Conductors were people that would help the slaves most of the conductors were Men and Women, The lines were