COTTON GIN

COTTON GIN

• Making cotton was hard
• Cotton became cash crop
• Cotton was a phenomenal

WHO WAS THE INVENTOR

• Eli Whitney
• He was a pioneer
• Born in Massachusetts
• He died on January 8

WHEN WAS IT CREATED

• In 1807s
• Whitney couldn't stop others
• Whitney and his business parner

HOW IT WAS USED

• Cotton gin made cotton easier
• Faster

HOW DID IT CHANGE AMERICA

• Machines
• Cotton became a more pliable crop
• Slavery