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Eli Whitney
Eli Whitney was an American inventor, mechanical engineer, and manufacturer. He is best remembered for inventing the cotton gin, an automated machine that separates the cottonseed from the short-staple cotton fiber.
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It was invented so that people could get drunk while harvesting their fields.
Was the cotton gin important during the Industrial Revolution?
YES! It basically started the whole industrial revolution because it called for less work and with it plantation owners were able to hire more people to work for him thus making him more money which in conclusion started the industry.
What was the effect of Eli Whitneys invention of the cotton gin?
When Eli Whitney invented the cotton gin, it made it possible to grow short staple cotton throughout the southern part of the United States. Cotton replaced linen as the material to wear in the summer. Since cotton required a long growing season, it became a major crop for the South. Since it was labor intensive, slaves were the preferred source of labor. Since it required so much water, the South was one of the few places on earth where it could be grown in commercial quantities. As a result, slave owners considered slaves necessary. Thus, it maintained the institution of slavery. (It would be around 1900 before a commercially successful cotton picking machine would be created.)
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What country first used electricity?
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Why did the Industrial Revolution cotton gin fail?
The cotton gin did not fail. It worked too well.
This brilliant invention by a young student on his first visit to the South turned cotton into America's biggest export, earned huge wealth for the planters and caused the arrogant attitudes that led to the breakaway Confederacy and the Civil War.
It also created a need for more and better textile machinery to make cotton cloth, sparking inventions in many countries and advancing the Industrial Revolution.
Why had slavery been on the decline before the invention of the cotton gin?
After the American Revolution prices went down on tabacco, rice, and indigo. Less slavery was necessary because the farmers were not making a profit off their crops.
How did the cotton gin affect the economy?
It affected the economy by helping make the slaves job much easier than before.Because before the cotton gin was invented they had to take out the seeds from each ball of cotton.Along with this, the cotton Gin increased labor making it easier in the south.Also the south would sell to the northern factories cotton(raw material) and make profits.Eventually the south became a monoply for cotton"king cotton" selling it to Britain which bought from the U.S highly.:) AP history for ya
How many degrees did Eli Whitney graduate college with?
Just one. Whitney did graduate Yale phi bet kappa, but that was the end of his formal education.
What did slave owners use cotton for?
To make U.S. Dollars out of it mostly that is why they was welling to kill not only because they hated the people they made slaves but they love the power they had when they know that money was gone be made of cotton. cotton was and is like gold.
To sell and/or make clothes
Did the cotton gin have a patent?
Yes, Eli Whitney did get a patent for it in 1794. I enclose a link to the National Archives, which tells the story of how (and why) he got it, and shows a photocopy of his original correspondence.
How do I get a transcript from Eli Whitney vocational high school brooklyn ny?
Did a transcript request to Harry Van Arsdale School, but make sure you state that you attended Eli Whitney and the years attended.
Did Eli Whitney receive an award?
No. Awards were not given out like they are today. His cotton gin invention was copied because it was so simple to make and he didn't make any money from it. He went to court to protect his patent but the costs of court and other reasons deprived him of his profits. In 1789 he was granted a government contract to make 10,000 muskets using his new process of interchangeable parts. Although the concept of interchangeable parts wasn't new and didn't come in use until the machine tool industry was developed his factory at Mill Rock was the first to use the process. This time he did make money on his invention. When he finally died in 1825 he was a wealthy man and his firm was passed to his son. Eventually, this became the Winchester Arms Company.
Eli Whitney was the American inventor of the cotton gin. His children's names were Francis Edwards, Elizabeth Fay, Eli Jr. and Susan Edwards.
What are all the inventions of Eli Whitney?
Eli Whitney had been fascinated with improving industrial processes from a very early age, and he eventually dedicated his life to improving the productivity of the American workforce. Some of his most notable inventions include:
- The Cotton Gin - likely his most famous invention, and the only one for which he received a patent. Whitney is said to have solved the problem of the laborious harvesting of "green seed" cotton within ten days of learning it existed. There is some contention over who exactly suggested the wire brush portion of the machine that ultimately made it succeed, but it's generally accepted that his overall design and marketing thereof is what changed the cotton industry forever.
- Nail Making Machine - Whitney's first invention. He devised this while working as a blacksmith sometime in the late 1700s.
- Milling Machine - Whitney cannot necessarily receive full credit for this invention, as a few of his conemporaries were working on similar machines at the same time. However, it is generally accepted that Whitney is responsible for helping develop the earliest of "modern" milling machines.
- Interchangeable Parts - another invention not entirely of Whitney's design, interchangeable parts have origins dating back as far as the Punic Wars in the 3rd century BC. It was Whitney, however, who developed and popularized this idea in the new industrial era. He earned a government contract for 10,000 flint-lock muskets utilizing this revolutinary method.
- Prototype gun locks - Whitney is also responsible for some early gun locking mechanisms, although this is another idea that was likely being developed by many different men at once.
After his cotton gin was pirated and his faith in patent system all but destroyed following over a decade of legal battles centered on this theft, Whitney never patented another invention. It is certain that he contributed many innovations to manufacturing since then, and he is generally well-remembered as a fair leader genuinely concerned about the productivity and well-being of the average worker. Indeed, some of his inventions helped create thousands of jobs in production where demand simply did not exist before.
Of course, as with all famous historical figures, there is a certain level of contention over exactly how successful Whitney was and how many idea attributed to him alone deserve to be credited to others, as well. But, that doesn't change the fact that he did contribute to the Industrial Age in many ways.
Cotton gin and musket maker
Did Eli Whitney make the violin?
No Eli Whitney did not invent the violin, but Eli Whitney did make his own violin when he was 12 years old.
Causes and effects of Eli Whitney's Cotton Gin What was it and what did it end up doing?
The cotton gin made it easier to separate the seeds out of cotton. But because it was so efficient, more slaves were needed to keep up with the demands in the factories.
What was the intended goal of the cotton gin in regards to slavery?
The cotton gin was supposed to help abolish slavery because it takes less people when you have machines. However, with the ability to "shuck" cotton more quickly came the desire for more land for cotton. Unfortunately, slave labor was still needed to pick the cotton, which was now far more abundant, and so there was a sharp increase in slavery following the cotton gin.
What was the importance of cotton gin?
It made the process of separating seeds from the cotton faster.
Because it made slavery more profitable, they could extract the seed or whatever 50x faster than a man could by hand. Eli Whitney invented it, and he also invented interchangeable-ness in guns.
The cotton gin made it possible to farm short staple cotton in the southern part of the United States.
