apr 20, 1793 - Cotton gin
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in 1793 Eli Whitney invented the cotton gin but before he did slaves had to pick cotton with there bare hands and take all of the seeds out but then the cotton gin did that for them.
Cotton gin. Image. Britannica School, Encyclopædia Britannica, 1 Nov. 2017. school.eb.com/levels/middle/assembly/view/5018. Accessed 21 Jan. 2018.
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