1 janv. 1793 - Cotton GIn 1793
Description:
- Eli Whitney invented the cotton gin in 1793The 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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Date:
1 janv. 1793
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