jan 1, 1793 - Cotton GIn 1793

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- Eli Whitney invented the cotton gin in 1793
The machine removes cotton seed from cotton very quickly and cheaply.
- The cotton gin helped improve cleaning cotton. Cleaning it by hand was very difficult. A worker could clean just 1 pound a day
The cotton gin could clean up to 50 pounds of cotton a day!
- Increased cotton production
Increased demand for slave labor
- Sectional disputes between free and slave states increased as slavery spread

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