Eli Whitney didn't discover cotton. He discovered the cotton gin. In 1793, the processing of cotton-and the economy of the South-was revolutionized with the invention of the machine called the cotton gin.
It could separate the seeds from fiber with the turn of a handle.
The inventor, Eli Whitney, was a Yale graduate who worked as a tutor to the children of a Georgia planter. Whitney's invention tripled cotton production in ten years.
By 1860, cotton represented nearly two thirds of all American exports.
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Eli Whitney invented the Cotton Gin.
Eli Whitney invented the cotton gin in 1793 on the Mulberry Grove plantation in Georgia.
No, Eli Whitney invented the cotton gin.
In Southern GA. The cotton gin was invented by Eli Whitney in 1793. The cotton gin improved cotton picking by allowing more cotton to be picked.
The cotton gin was invented by Eli Whitney.
Eli Whitney invented the Cotton Gin.
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