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media type="custom" key="73458"Alex S's The cotton gin increased the production of cotton and thus increased the need for what? Slave labor Alex S's Helpful Links Important Information

As Eli Whitney left New England and headed South in 1792, he had no idea that within the next seven months he would invent a machine that would profoundly alter the course of American history. A recent graduate of Yale, Whitney had given some thought to becoming a lawyer. But, like college graduates of today, he had debts to repay first and needed a job. Reluctantly, he left his native Massachusetts to assume the position of private tutor on a plantation in Georgia. Alex's Movie

Above is image the cotton gin invented by Eli Whitney.

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