Because he discovered the new world in 1492
The fact that the British philosopher John Locke believed in pantheism means that e believed God was embodied in all things throughout the Universe, and therefore that there was no single God-like entity.
If your choices are the following:
The cotton gin
The flying shuttle
The water frame
The shuttle fram
The textile innovation reduced the labor force needed to operate looms by half is The cotton gin. So the answer is the first option.