228k views
5 votes
Write a paragraph about Eli Whitney using the words cotton gin, patent, and interchangeable part

1 Answer

1 vote
Eli Whitney was the inventor of the cotton gin. He made cotton a crop of high value and fueled the farming industry in Antebellum South. He filed for patent but the protection was poor and the interchangeable part of this invention was replaced with other devices which easily infringed his patent.
User Pablo Alfonso
by
8.0k points

Related questions

1 answer
3 votes
67.7k views
1 answer
5 votes
140k views
1 answer
0 votes
116k views
Welcome to QAmmunity.org, where you can ask questions and receive answers from other members of our community.