WORLD HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Eli Whitney’s most famous invention was the cotton gin, which enabled the rapid separation of seeds from cotton fibres. Built in 1793, the machine helped make cotton a profitable export crop in the southern United States and further promoted the use of slavery for cotton cultivation.

Detailed explanation-2: -Engineer Eli Whitney died 35 years before the Civil War, but his most famous invention, the cotton gin, set the economic stage for war. Whitney’s gin made cotton production far more efficient, fueling the need for more southern slaves and enriching powerful planters.

Detailed explanation-3: -The cotton gin, patented by American-born born inventor Eli Whitney in 1794, revolutionized the cotton industry by greatly speeding up the tedious process of removing seeds and husks from cotton fiber.

Detailed explanation-4: -The cotton gin allowed production of cotton to be done faster and on a wider scale, increasing the demand for labor, which was met by increasing the slave trade from Africa. The cotton gin did all of the following except: Cotton farming moved beyond the coastal states all the way to the west.

Detailed explanation-5: -The cotton gin is a machine that separates cotton seeds from cotton fiber. Invented by Eli Whitney in 1793, it was an important invention because it dramatically reduced the amount of time it took to separate cotton seeds from cotton fiber.