USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Whitney believed that his cotton gin would reduce the need for enslaved labor and would help hasten the end of southern slavery.

Detailed explanation-2: -While it was true that the cotton gin reduced the labor of removing seeds, it did not reduce the need for enslaved labor to grow and pick the cotton. In fact, the opposite occurred. Cotton growing became so profitable for enslavers that it greatly increased their demand for both land and enslaved labor.

Detailed explanation-3: -In popular mythology, Eli Whitney has been deemed the “father of American technology, ” for two innovations: the cotton gin, and the idea of using interchangeable parts.

Detailed explanation-4: -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. By the mid-19th century, cotton had become America’s leading export.