1 janv. 1793 - Cotton Gin 1793
Description:
Eli Whitney invented the Cotton Gin in 1793,The Cotton Gins' purpose was to revolutionize the picking of Cotton. While before, a person could clean one pound of Cotton a day, the COtton Gin could clean fifty, and only needed someone to manage it.
The Cotton Gin:
1. Increased cotton production.
2. Increased demand for slave labor.
3.Sectional disputes between free and slave states increased as slavery spread.
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Date:
1 janv. 1793
Maintenaint
~ Il y a 232 ans