Eli Whitney’s cotton gin
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- invent
- create a new tool, process, or idea
- labor
- work done by people
- consequence
- a result of an action
Eli Whitney, born in Westborough, developed a cotton gin. It separated seeds from cotton fibers. The machine sped up one task. Cotton growing expanded, and so did the demand for enslaved labor.
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