cotton gin paper

Textile Inventions ...

Biography: Eli Whitney was born on Decem- In the Wentworth machine the seed-cotton is fed through
ber 8, 1765, in Westborough, Massachusetts. openings in the head of the gin-casing to a series of com-
Growing up, Whitney, whose father was a partments each containing a ginning roller covered with
farmer, proved to be a talented mechanic and hide, the hair of which has been cut short.A er the inven-
inventor. Among the objects he designed and tion of the cotton gin, the yield of raw cotton doubled each
built as a youth were a nail forge and a violin. decade a er 1800. Demand was fueled by other inventions
In 1792, a er graduating from Yale College of the Industrial Revolution, such as the machines to spin
(now Yale Universi ), Whitney headed to the and weave it and the steamboat to transport it. By midcen-
South. He originally planned to work as a tury America was growing three-quarters of the world's
private tutor but instead accepted an invita- supply of cotton, most of it shipped to England or New
tion to stay with Catherine Greene England where it was manufactured into cloth. At midcen-
(1755–1814), the widow of an American Revo- tury the South provided three-fi hs of America's exports --
lutionary War (1775-83) general, on her plan- most of it in cotton.
tation, known as Mulberry Grove, near
Savannah, Georgia. While there, Whitney Industrial Revolution
learned about cotton production–in particular,
the difficul cotton farmers faced making a The Industrial Revolution began in Great
living. Britain in the late 1700s. Many of the
Cotton-growers were interested in cultivating first innovations that enabled the Indus-
fine and staple cotton to have a proper gin to trial Revolution began in the textile
separate lint from the seed, which prevents industry. Making cloth moved from
breaking and cutting out the fiber. The first homes to large factories. Britain also had
successful grower of Egyptian cotton in plen of coal and iron which was
America was Mr. Wentworth. important to power and make machines
for the factories. Many cultural changes
happened during this time when most
peoplelived in the country and worked on
farms. People moved to cities to work in
the factories which made the ci more
populated.