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In 1793, Eli Whitney invented the cotton gin. How did this invention influence the price of cotton?

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The gin improved the separation of the seeds and fibers but the cotton still needed to be picked by hand. The demand for cotton roughly doubled each decade following Whitney's invention. So cotton became a very profitable crop that also demanded a growing slave-labor force to harvest it.

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