Eli Whitney: Ang Changed The World Of Cotton Production

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In 1792, Eli Whitney and I became friends ang changed the world of cotton production. We invented the cotton gin. The cotton gin was made because we farmers told us "separating cotton seeds from the fibers was difficult.

Our invention was a huge change in history. Although there were positive and negative effects. The cotton gin separated the cotton seeds from the fibers. When we asked who picks the seeds from the fibers they said, "enslaved workers pick every seed". So, we made the cotton gin separate everything are a much faster pace.

We decided to charge farmers every time the wanted to use our gins. But they were furious because they said "we don’t want to pay a fee every time we have to use the gins. So, they made their own. We filed