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Not Grin: GIN (short for engine). Invented by Eli Whitney, who happened to be staying on a friend's plantation and thought that picking cotton was an awful lot of work and a machine ought to be able to do it quicker than slaves. Whitney patented the gin on patented the cotton gin on March 14 1794. The opatent office only granted him a ten-year monopoly, and anyway the machine was so simple that it had already been copied throughout the South, and Whitney did not make his fortune. On the other hand, he created a cotton boom, supplied the world with cheap clothing, and incidentally contributed towards the abolition of slavery - one gin could pick as much cotton as 300 slaves.
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What does the cotton grin do?
the cotton grin is a mechanical device that removes the seeds from cotton
Who invented cotton grin?
Cotton gin was invented by United States inventor, Eli Whitney. This invention dates all the way back to March 14, 1794.
Was the cotton grin and the vulcanization invented in Britain?
No. Eli Whittney invented the cotton gin and was an American . Charles Goodyear, an American , developed the process of vulcanization that allowed natural rubber to be converted into a durable material .
What year was the first cotton grin made by Eli Whitney?
1793
What was the importance of the cotton grin?
The cotton gin made slavery more profitable. The cotton gin made the process of separating the seeds from cotton fifty times faster.
Why did Eli Whitney make the cotton grin?
To help make it easier to harvest and use cotton, which was a main staple in that era
Why was cotton invented?
why was cotton candy invented?
How many years after the invention of cotton grin did Lowell build his mill?
30 years
What was significance of the cotton grin?
Made cotton extremely profitable. Caused a cotton boom in the South. Greater influx of slaves. Arguably an indirect cause of the civil war.
Who invented cotton or who invented with cotton?
Eli Whitney
Who invented the cotton engine?
The cotton gin was invented by Eli Whitney.
Who invented cotton swabs?
Leo Gerstenzang invented cotton sawbs
