What happened in the 1790s?
๐ Development of the Cotton Gin (1790s) - Eli Whitney's invention that revolutionized cotton production and the US economy.
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Cotton Gin and Eli Whitney (history.com)
Eli Whitney's Patent for the Cotton Gin | National Archives (archives.gov)
The cotton gin: A game-changing social and economic invention (constitutioncenter.org)
Eli Whitney and the Cotton Gin โ A Mixed Legacy (freedomcenter.org)
Eli Whitney and the Cotton Gin - Bill of Rights Institute (billofrightsinstitute.org)
Cotton Gin and the Expansion of Slavery | DPLA (dp.la)
Eli Whitney (U.S. National Park Service) (nps.gov)
What is the significance of Eli Whitney's cotton gin? - Quora (quora.com)
Technology Timeline (1752-1990) | American Experience - PBS (pbs.org)