It was invented by Eli Whitney
It separated cotton seeds from cotton
It was used on plantations in the south
Invented in 1793 in North Carolina
It received its patent on March 14, 1794
*These facts are not interesting, their simply about the cotton gin*
The cotton gin (or engine) was a major advance in mechanizing the process of manufacturing cotton cloth, thus making cotton cloth less expensive and more broadly useful. This also played a historic role in making possible the wealth and power of cotton plantations in the old south, prior to the Civil War.
The original cotton gin was a box with a center wheel with teeth and a handle. The cotton bolls was put into the gin and the wheel turned. As the teeth or brush grabbed hold of the cotton it tore it apart. The seeds would drop to the bottom of the box. Raw cotton is very dense so to get all of the seeds takes a few turns with the wheel.
The cotton gin was an important invention because it made separating the seeds from the cotton much faster.
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No. It was created to remove cotton seed from the cotton. To remove the seeds without the gin meant hours of work picking them out by hand. With the cotton gin pounds of cotton could be processed and more grown.
You would not capitalize it. cotton gin
I hung my cotton shirt up in the wardrobe.
cotton gin
It was called the cotton gin because it separated seeds from the cotton, so that is how the invention got is name.
cotton gin timeline
In the cotton gin factory! Duuuhhh......
The cotton gin was made in 1793.
After the cotton is picked it is sent to a gin. The gin removes the seeds and the cotton is cleaned and bailed for shipment.
Well, if you're asking this from your Social Studies weekly (Week 21) The answer is Cotton gin, you can find this answer in the article titled "Unintended Effects."
Life before the cotton gin for people was a bit harder they had to hand pick the cotton themselves
If you're in the cotton business, you may need a cotton gin.