Eli Whitney invented the cotton gin in 1793 to help speed up the labor intensive process of separating cotton fibers from their seeds. While his invention did not make him much money initially due to imitators, it revolutionized the cotton industry in the United States. In 1798, Whitney also invented a way to manufacture muskets using interchangeable parts through machine production.

1. Cotton Gin By: Mike Curtin, Nick, And Akees

2. Eli whitney The person who thought up the Cotton Gin He Was born in Westboro, Massachusetts on December 8,1765

3. Eli whitney He attended Yale collage and graduated in 1792 Eli Whitney had designed and constructed the Cotton Gin

4. Eli Whitney Eli Whitney failed to make money from his invention, because imitations of his machine appeared and his 1794 patent for the cotton gin could not be upheld in court until 1807. His Business associate was Phineas Miller

5. Eli Whitney In 1798, Eli Whitney invented a way to manufacture muskets by machine so that the parts were interchangeable. Also 1798 he made another invention to make muskets by a machine