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Cotton is used for many things including the cloths we wear today.
Raw cotton has seeds stuck all in the cotton fibers.
Eli Whitney was an American inventor Born in Massachusetts.
His most famous invention was the cotton gin made in 1793
The cotton gin was a key invention in the industrial revolution
Whitney's invention first became known all over the south.
Cotton was wanted all over the world (expectantly in the US) for clothing, fertile soil, and needs. His invention spread because they needed it to separate the seeds.
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The cotton gin is a machine that speeds up the process of removing seeds from cotton.
Eli Whitney originally made it because he thought black slaves wouldn't have to work as much work.
He wanted to create a solution of removing seeds from cotton quicker and easier.
Plantation owners had slaves separate cotton with their hands.
Cottage industry or putting out system was merchants providing and giving raw cotton to peasant family's who separated it, spun it into thread and then wove the thread into cloths at their home.
They passed it to artisans to dye the cloth.
The cotton gin led businesses to produce cotton in a large amount.
Eli Whitney invention was a spark that led to the industrial revolution
As the cotton industry rapidly increased , need for workers increased too.
Plantation owners bought more land and needed more people to plant, pick and keep up with the business.
As the industry spread, more slaves were being bought and used.
Whitney's idea of the cotton gin set up how we separate cotton today.
We use the same technique but with modern day technology