Cotton+Gin+Eli+Whitney

American inventor, Eli Whitney, is credited with inventing the cotton gin during the Industrial Revolution. The cotton gin was designed to clean the seed from cotton, hence making cotton production faster and more effective. Before the invention of the cotton gin, the separation of raw cotton fibers required numerous workers. The cotton gin made this process industrialized and required less work and men to produce. This machine was mainly designed to benefit the South, where most cotton production was carried out, although initially the farmers resisted the use of the cotton gin. Although Whitney did not patent or profit greatly from his invention, it proved to be very successful in the cotton-growing industry. Eli Whitney was also credited with the develpment of the idea of interchangeable parts.

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