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| − | The '''Cotton Gin''' | + | The '''Cotton Gin''' is a machine for separating cotton fiber from sticky cotton seeds<ref>http://www.eliwhitney.org/cotton.htm</ref>. It was invented by [[Eli Whitney]] in 1793. It increased the profitability of growing cotton inland and thus increased the value of cotton fields. The cotton gin is notable because it is considered to have increased the need for slaves in the [[south]], and further entrenched [[slavery]] in that part of the United States. |
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Revision as of 21:19, January 27, 2008
The Cotton Gin is a machine for separating cotton fiber from sticky cotton seeds[1]. It was invented by Eli Whitney in 1793. It increased the profitability of growing cotton inland and thus increased the value of cotton fields. The cotton gin is notable because it is considered to have increased the need for slaves in the south, and further entrenched slavery in that part of the United States.