For 20 points, identify this crop which was fed into a machine made by Eli Whitney.
John Kay and James Hargreaves made inventions that allowed for greater growth of this crop, with those inventions being the flying shuttle and spinning jenny. The belief that Europe was dependent on this crop led it to be known as "king." In the late nineteenth century, this crop was ravaged by the boll weevil. This crop became widely grown after a machine was made to separate it from its seeds. For 20 points, identify this crop which was fed into a machine made by Eli Whitney.
John Kay and James Hargreaves made inventions that allowed for greater growth of this crop, with those inventions being the flying shuttle and spinning jenny.
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