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8th Grade
03/27/2011
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Eli Whitney
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Inventor of the cotton gin
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cotton gin
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machine that removed seeds from short staple cotton
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Planters
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large scale farmers who owned more than 20 slaves. also called plantation owners
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cotton belt
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region that grew most of countrys cotton
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factors
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people who manged the trade between southern planters and their customers
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Tredagar Iron Works
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one of the most productive iron factories in the United States
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