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To: aquila48

Cotton wasn’t even a thing back then. It was land clearing, tobacco and sugar cane cultivating. Cotton didn’t become viable economically until Eli Whitney patented the cotton gin.


49 posted on 03/26/2024 4:45:15 PM PDT by Eleutheria5 (Every Goliath has his David. Child in need of a CGM system. https://gofund.me/6452dbf1. )
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To: Eleutheria5

Haitian Revolution started in 1791. Cotton gin was invented in 1794.


57 posted on 03/26/2024 5:31:15 PM PDT by MinorityRepublican
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