The cotton gin was invented by Eli Whitney. It was invented to help cotton crop owners clean the cotton faster, instead of just using their hands. It was a big help to the cotton industry, mainly because the cotton started coming in faster, which meant that they could sell it alot faster also...which meant more money for the south.
To be a cotton growing nation, meant having to do alot of work. The plantation owners had slaves to help work the fields, because if it wasnt for them the farm would not have been so plentiful for the farmer and his family, or anyone for that matter. The north didnt really see that point of view I don't think, I'm not saying that slavery was good but, if it wasnt for the slaves our nation probably wouldnt have grown as much as it did or as fast as it did.
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I love how you explain what the cotton gin does because some people might not know what it's suppose to do.
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