Cotton Gin 1793 (jan 11, 1793 – aug 30, 1825)

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-In 1794, U.S.-born inventor Eli Whitney (1765-1825) patented the cotton gin, a machine that revolutionized the production of cotton by greatly speeding up the process of removing seeds from cotton fiber.
-While it was true that the cotton gin reduced the labor of removing seeds, it did not reduce the need for slaves to grow and pick the cotton.
-Eli Whitney's cotton gin changed the south by, triggering vast westward movement, made it so planter grew more cotton, and the cotton exports expanded.
-More importantly the cotton gin made growing cotton profitable throughout the south.

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