USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -The Cotton Engine, Cotton ‘Gin for short, was an invention created by Eli Whitney which revolutionized the processing of cotton.

Detailed explanation-2: -The gin separated the sticky seeds from the fibers in short-staple cotton, which was easy to grow in the deep South but difficult to process. The gin improved the separation of the seeds and fibers but the cotton still needed to be picked by hand.

Detailed explanation-3: -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.

Detailed explanation-4: -After the invention of the cotton gin, the yield of raw cotton doubled each decade after 1800. Demand was fueled by other inventions of the Industrial Revolution, such as machines to spin and weave it, and the steamboat to transport it.

Detailed explanation-5: -cotton gin, machine for cleaning cotton of its seeds, invented in the United States by Eli Whitney in 1793.