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The Industrial Revolution Begins- Eli Whitney
==== Eli Whitney was born on December 8th, 1765, in Westborough Massachusettes. When Eli was a child, he like to go to his his fathers farm. There he spent alot of time working on his mechanical skills. During the Revelutionary War (1775-1783), he made and sold nails. At this time nails were scarce, or hard to get of find. In 1789, Eli entered Yale University (known as Yale College at this point in time). When he graduated, Eli moved to the south to teach and study law. When he was living in Georgia, he saw how difficult it was for farmers to separate cotten seeds from the fibers by hand. So he invented the cotten jin in 1794. Eli Whitney is best known for making this amazing invention. He died in New Havenon on January 8th, 1825. ==== Bibliography- "Whitney, Eli." Reviewed by David C. Cooke. //The New Book of Knowledge®//. 2010. Grolier Online. 4 May 2010 .