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28/10/1793 Cotton growing made profitable

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How the Cotton Gin Changed America

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The Cotton Gin

American inventor Eli Whitney patented the cotton gin. It was a device for separation of cotton fibres from seeds. It helped to restart agriculture in the United States. American farmers used to grow tobacco. Bot tobacco was no longer profitable due to over-supply and soil exhaustion. The growth of cotton industry caused growth of slavery and later American civil war.