The Cotton Gin
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for Kids
In 1784 US-born inventor Eli Whitney patented the cotton gin and revolutionized the production of cotton by speeding up the process of removing seeds from cotton fiber. By the mid-19th century cotton had become America's leading export. The cotton gin made cotton cheap enough to use as a staple for textile production. Slavery and the plantation systems in the United States became fixtures in the American South.
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