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Born
Eli Whitney Jr. was born in Westborough, Massachusetts to Eli Whitney and Elizabeth Fay. -
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Important days in Eli Whitney's Life
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Revolutionary War
when he was 14, Whitney manufactured and sold nails, which were rare at the time. -
Acceptence to Yale College
Eli attended Yale College- now called Yale University -
Eli Inspired
First cotton mill in the U.S. which started the cotton industryin the US.This inspired Whitney to invent the cotton gin. -
Eli Goes South
Eli Whitney went south to teach and study law -
Eli notices cotton industry
When Whitney went to the south, he noticed that cotton was very important. He saw how hard it was to separate the seeds from the cotton -
Cotton Gin Invented
Eli Whitney invents a revaloutuionary cotton seperater -
Eli gets contracted to make 10,000 muskets by the year 1800
Eli Whitney was asked to make 10,000 muskets for the new United States army. -
Eli gets married
He married Henrietta Frances Edwards, who was from Bridgeport, Connecticut and they had three girls and one boy. -
Eli's Death
Eli Whitney passes away after a life of fame and different encounters