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6h 28min, oct 28, 1793 y - Invention of the Cotton Gin

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It was invented by Eli Whitney. It was made to separate seeds from cotton. It did not reduced the need for slaves to grow and pick cotton. Cotton growing became so profitable for the planters that it greatly increased their demands fr both land and slave labor.

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6h 28min, oct 28, 1793 y
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~ 231 years ago

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