Cotton Gin

Dear Diary,

As a slave I remember when Eli Whitney invented the cotton gin. The name cotton gin is short for cotton engine. This gin that Iworked made it easy to pick the seeds out of the cotton. It was so exciting to actually see my fingers to heal because those seeds used to cut my poor little ol' fingers up. Whitney really made it possible for us to have short-staple crops.

When he created this gin it became a big influence for us in the south. It helped this nation because having this cotton gin, it was possible more cotton for the north. We were also able to sale our cotton for a cheap price. This turned out to be great for us.

Good-Bye for now.

Dominique