Question

Eli Whitney invented the cotton gin in 1793. The cotton gin is a machine that makes it easier to harvest cotton quickly. What happened to the overall supply of cotton after 1793?

Answer 1

Raw cotton crops doubled each decade after 1800 because farmers grew nothing else. The cotton gin sped production and the "de-seeding" of cotton so much that the economy improved so farmers stuck with cotton.

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