| The Industrial Revolution was a time period in the 19th century when machine started to replace hand tools. |
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| No, what is it about? | |
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| One invention that made a big impact was the cotton gin. |
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| About the invention of the cotton gin. It removes seeds from cotton at a quick speed. | |
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| Wow that will increase the productivity of cotton! | |
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| The cotton gin helped produced more cotton and money but it also increased the number of slaves. |
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| Yeah it will be very helpful, but how are farmers going to keep up with the pace of the cotton gin? | |
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| I guess we need more slaves. I heard a lot of people already getting them. | |
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