WHAT: A Machine that automated the separation of cotton seed from short staple cotton fiber.
-This cotton engine consisted of spiked teeth mounted on a box revolving cylinder which, when turned by a crank, pulled the cotton through small slotted openings to separate the seeds from lint. A rotating brush, operated via a belt and pulleys, removed the link from projecting spikes.
WHO INVENTED IT:-Eli Whitney was the inventor of the cotton gin and a pioneer in mass production of cotton.
-Whitney was born in Westboro, Mass on December 8th 1765.
-He graduated from Yale College in 1792
-In 1793, Whitney had designed and constructed the Gin.
WHERE:
-It was invented in the state of Georgia
-Eli Whitney was a native to Mass, but immigrated south to make his fortune just as many other New Englanders were doing at the time.
WHEN: 1972
ADVANTAGES:
-This machine was created to ease the tremendous burdens of those who labored and picked the seeds from the cotton.
-This machine could clean as much cotton as 50 men working by hand
-It projected America into a world, where machines were making it much easier for an average slave worker.
-The economy and many individuals had benefited from the Gin and its increase in production
-Increased production at lower costs
-The cotton Gin started an American Industrial Revolution
DISADVANTAGES:
-A disastrous fire in the factory didn't provide enough Gins to meet demand, and manufacturers throughout the South then copied the invention.
-Increased Slavery tremendously
-Cotton became the cheapest and most widely used textile fabric in the world which caused the a demand for much more slaves.
-Capital had been invested in slaves rather than more transportation and factories.
-Slavery
YouTube on History of the Cotton Gin: http://youtube.com/watch?v=8C_3RYmKggw
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