1 janv. 1793 - Cotton Gin Invented
Description:
• Eli Whitney• 20x the labor
• Makes cotton profitable
– by 1840, cotton dominated the US economy
• Changes slave distribution
• Textile industry: Northern economy
– Dependant on slave cotton
• Changes attitudes on African-Americans
– Slavery becomes more entrenched in South and tolerated as a distant evil in North
Ajouté au bande de temps:
Date:
1 janv. 1793
Maintenaint
~ Il y a 232 ans