Historical Events tagged with "eli whitney"
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Eli Whitney Patents the Cotton Gin
Eli Whitney received a patent for the cotton gin, a machine designed to efficiently separate cotton fibers from seeds. The invention, developed in Georgia, drastically increased cotton production and transformed the agricultural landscape of the Southern United States. Whitney’s design allowed for the processing of large amounts of cotton, which had been labor-intensive and time-consuming. The cotton gin would later play a pivotal role in establishing cotton as a dominant cash crop in the American South, significantly impacting the U.S. economy and society.
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