Rise of the cotton industry (1 янв 1793 г. – 1 янв 2021 г.)
Описание:
- Effect on American slavery, the growth of the cotton industry of frequently cited as one of the causes of the American Civil War- Cotton became the primary export in the US
- The demand for American cotton became insatiable
- In 1793 came the young schoolteacher, named Eli Whitney with a solution to the problem = The cotton gin, a simple mechanized device that efficiently removed the seeds, could be hand–powered.
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Дата:
1 янв 1793 г.
1 янв 2021 г.
~ 228 years