Eli Whitney
The Cotton Gin
Cotton Gin
The cotton gin had a big impact on the industrial revolution because it cause people to need more slaves. People needed more slaves because it was so easy to process cotton. The more slaves the more money they got.
Mid-19th centry
Eli head to the south in 1792. Eli had no idea that a few months later he would create a big inventions. In 1793 the cotton gin was made.
Slaves
This is the slaves that are picking the cotton. They would work about 12 or more hours.
Cotton plant
This is what the cotton looks like before being picked.
Workers
This is just some people that worked inside of the factor. They were mostly women and children.
They had as many workers as they could get.
The Cotton Gin