jan 17, 1783 - Eli Whitney invents the cotton gin.

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Whitney invents a machine that can process cotton 50 times faster than by hand. This will cause a cotton boom over the next 70 years.

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Cotton gin. Video. Britannica School, Encyclopædia Britannica, 1 Nov. 2017. school.eb.com/levels/middle/assembly/view/215382. Accessed 18 Jan. 2018.


Cotton gin. Image. Britannica School, Encyclopædia Britannica, 1 Nov. 2017. school.eb.com/levels/middle/assembly/view/215304. Accessed 18 Jan. 2018.

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