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Why did Whitney fail to pursue a law degree?

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Although he had planned on pursuing a law degree, Eli Whitney's college debt forced him to accept a private tutoring job in South Carolina, a decision that ultimately led to the invention of the cotton gin and a revolution of the cotton industry.

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No he did not fail. When he decided to pursue a career in politics, he allowed his law license to lapse, since he was no longer going to be practicing law.

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