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Eli Whitney

Published on Nov 27, 2015

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IMPORTANT PEOPLE IN AGRICULTURE HISTORY

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ELI WHITNEY

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1765-1825

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BORN IN WESTBORO, MASSACHUSETTS

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HE INVENTED THE COTTON GIN

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IMPACTS ON AGRICULTURE

  • Made upland cotton into a profitable crop
  • Made cotton picking 10 times faster than a slave doing to by hand
  • It increased the practice of slavery
  • Made cotton #1 cash crop
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  • Clothes are less expensive because of cotton gin
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