starts By adriannae21 May 3, 1790 increase in demand of cotton May 3, 1791 cotton production increased May 3, 1793 Eli Whitney makes cotton gin May 3, 1803 nations first steam powered sawmill May 3, 1808 importation of slaves in US becomes illegal May 3, 1830 top 3 corn growing states all were in the SOuth May 3, 1839 slave finds out faster way to dry out tobacco May 3, 1840 entrepreneurs in Georgia began investing in cotton mills May 3, 1840 US producing more than half world is of cotton May 3, 1848 anderson owned tredegar iron works May 3, 1849 young georgia man May 3, 1860 cotton industry increases May 3, 1860 more than 250,000 free africans lived in region May 3, 1860 a billion punds of cotton May 3, 1865 lucy marries
