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ELI WHITNEY. And the cotton gin. Eli Whitney. Born on December 8 1765 Died on January 8 1825 Graduated from Yale college in 1792 Designed and constructed the cotton gin in 1793. The cotton gin. Created by Eli Whitney in 1793 Used to remove seeds from cotton easier
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ELI WHITNEY And the cotton gin
Eli Whitney • Born on December 8 1765 • Died on January 8 1825 • Graduated from Yale college in 1792 • Designed and constructed the cotton gin in 1793
The cotton gin • Created by Eli Whitney in 1793 • Used to remove seeds from cotton easier • Meant not to increase slavery, but did anyway
sources • http://inventors.about.com/od/cstartinventions/a/cotton_gin.htm