16 h 35 m, 30 jul 1793 año - 1793 Eli Whitney Invents the Cotton Gin

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The invention of the Cotton Gin made the separation of the seed from the soft white cotton much easier. This helped boost the economy of the South, which was primarily a farming based economy. Wood (2017) in class discussion. Due to the increase of ease in separating the seed from the cotton there is an increase demand for importation of slaves and the need for their labor of planting, picking, and harvesting the seeds and cotton.