HISTORY
THE INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION
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Spinning Jenny
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Cotton Gin
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Cotton Jenny
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Spinning Gin
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Detailed explanation-1: -In 1794, U.S.-born inventor Eli Whitney (1765-1825) patented the cotton gin, a machine that revolutionized the production of cotton by greatly speeding up the process of removing seeds from cotton fiber. By the mid-19th century, cotton had become America’s leading export.
Detailed explanation-2: -Whitney believed that his cotton gin would reduce the demand for enslaved labor and would help hasten the end of southern slavery.
Detailed explanation-3: -The gin improved the separation of the seeds and fibers but the cotton still needed to be picked by hand. The demand for cotton roughly doubled each decade following Whitney’s invention. So cotton became a very profitable crop that also demanded a growing slave-labor force to harvest it.