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The cotton gin was a machine created and built by Eli Whitney in 1794 on a plantation near historic Savannah,GA. he built the machine because he saw a need for help. Whitney realized how long it took to pick and separate cotton. if he could come up with a better way to have the cotton picked and separated the economy of that plantation , even the whole south would sky rocket through the air.
To the left of the screen you see a newspaper article. in this article titled labor saving machinery, it discusses the creation of the cotton gin and the reason why Eli Whitney decided to create it.
To the left of the screen you see a newspaper article. in this article titled labor saving machinery, it discusses the creation of the cotton gin and the reason why Eli Whitney decided to create it.