Engineer Eli Whitney died 35 years before the Civil War‚ but his most famous invention‚ the cotton gin‚ set the economic stage for war. Whitney’s gin made cotton production far more efficient‚ fueling the need for more Southern slaves and enriching powerful planters. Another Whitney invention--muskets with interchangeable components--inaugurated manufacturing systems for producing uniform parts‚ without which the U.S. economy might never have produced enough weapons to fight such a lengthy war. It only
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The Union had many advantages during the Civil War. The Union had leaders that were far more valuable than the ones that the Confederacy had. The valuable leaders that the Union had possessed were Ulysses S. Grant‚ Philip Sheridan‚ and Abraham Lincoln. The Union was in the middle of an industrial revolution at the same time as the Civil War which meant that they had a booming economy. The Union had organized banks and had easy access to the supplies that they had needed. The Union had a significantly
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U.S. History--Presentation for 10/25/11 on “Eli Whitney and interchangeable parts” In the late 1700s‚ in addition to inventing the cotton gin‚ Eli Whitney also came up with the idea for interchangeable parts. This was the pre-manufacturing of machinery pieces that could be quickly assembled to make a functioning piece of equipment‚ such as a gun. Before Whitney‚ each gun had to be handcrafted‚ and each one was different in its assembly. This meant that it took a long time for them to be made or
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Eli Whitney David Jefferson In 1794‚ U.S.-born inventor Eli Whitney patented the cotton gin‚ a machine that revolutionized the production of cotton by greatly speeding up the process of removing seeds from cotton fiber. By the mid-19th century‚ cotton had become America’s leading export. Despite its success‚ the gin made little money for Whitney due to patent issues. Also‚ his invention offered Southern planters a justification to maintain and expand slavery even as a growing number of Americans
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Advantages in the Civil War No war has killed as many American men as the Civil War. This is because it was a war between ourselves. Leading up to the war were disagreements about slavery and Presidents and other things like that. The South on one side‚ and the North on the other. When Lincoln was elected‚ who the North wanted as President but the South didn’t‚ all hell broke loose. The South attacked northern troops at Fort Sumter and thus began the Civil War. In this war the North had almost
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The civil war is one of the turning points in the history of the United States. After the fall of fort Sumter‚ the battle lines were drawn very quickly. The first shots had been fired and there was no turning back. The union being an established country already‚ acknowledged by outside countries as a nation. This was one of the most important advantages of the Union. The north where most of the union states resided was known for its booming industry. This means they readily had supplies in which
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Eli Whitney was an American inventor. He had a nickname which as “the father of American technology” He was most known for the two inventions he made. They were the key to the Industrial Revolution. The inventions were accountable for mass industrial production that is still used today. During the Industrial Revolution there were many inventions that were assembled to improve the lives of countless people. The cotton gin and interchangeable parts made Eli Whitney one of the most magnificent inventors
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It was 1793‚ when Eli Whitney invented the cotton gin. A cotton gin is a machine that quickly separates cotton fibers from their seeds. This allows for much greater productivity than manual cotton separation. Eli Whitney was born on December 8‚ 1765 in Westborough‚ Massachusetts. He died on January 8‚ 1825. When he was a child‚ he loved working in his father’s workshop. He’d take things apart‚ then put them back together again. (For example‚ a clock.) He worked on a Georgian Plantation when he was
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Eli Whitney’s Effects on America Eli Whitney was one of the greatest inventors in American History. Eli Whitney’s invention of the Cotton Gin helped bring prosperity to the South‚ expand slavery‚ and lead to a civil war. Eli also is credited for popularizing the idea of mass production and interchangeable parts. All of Eli Whitney’s ideas changed the entire country and played a significant role in the history. Eli Whitney was born in Massachusetts in 1765. Eli worked in his father’s nail shop as
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One factor that had the greatest impact in driving the country in war was the economic difference. The North and the South had different opinion and beliefs making them divide as a region. The Invention of cotton gin by Eli Whitney in 1793 made gathering cotton possible. This caused an increase in plantations to grow cotton which caused the great need for cheap labor. It meant that slaves were the cheap labor to get the work done. The southern economy became dependent on slavery and cotton. While
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