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Eli Whitney, a Yale graduate and native of Massachusetts, was working as a tutor on a plantation in Georgia when he invented and patented the "cotton gin." The patent was approved on May 14, 1794.
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What is a cotton gin and who patented?
The cotton gin was a machine for removing seeds from cotton fibres prior to spinning. Gin is a corruption of 'engine'. Eli Whitney was granted the first patent in 1794.
What is the purpose of the cotton gin?
The purpose of ginning cotten is for fabric used for clothes, linens, ect.
What did Eli Whitney do after he patented the cotton gin?
Eli Whitney of course put the cotton gin design in industry (factories) so there could be more made. After that, the southern states bought cotton gins, grew cotton, nad bought more slaves to plant/purify the cottton.
What was invented during George Washington presidency?
The cotton gin was patented in 1794 by Eli Whitney while Washington was President.
Should you capitalize cotton gin?
You would not capitalize it. cotton gin
What is a sentence for cotton gin?
I hung my cotton shirt up in the wardrobe.
What is the machine that remove seed from cotton?
cotton gin
What did inventor Eli Whitney patent in 1794?
In 1794, American inventor Eli Whitney patented the cotton gin, a machine that revolutionized the production of cotton. Eli Whitney's invention of the cotton gin revolutionized the cotton industry in the United States. His machine could generate up to fifty pounds of cleaned cotton daily, making cotton production profitable for the southern states.
Why was the cotton gin called the cotton gin?
It was called the cotton gin because it separated seeds from the cotton, so that is how the invention got is name.
Can you give me the timeline of the cotton gin?
cotton gin timeline
Where is the cotton gin made?
In the cotton gin factory! Duuuhhh......
When was cotton gin made?
The cotton gin was made in 1793.
