Eli Whitney was born on December 8, 1765, in Westborough, Massachusetts. Eli Whitney's father was a farmer who was also a talented inventor and mechanic. In 1792, he graduated from Yale College, which is now Yale University. Ms. Greene and her Plantation Manager, Phineas Miller, both went to Whitney to discuss their problem with how harsh the conditions were when separating the cotton and seeds. In the year  1794, the Cotton Gin was born. 

He later received a patent for his invention within the same year because it had so much success. Eventually, the Cotton Gin was moved up from a hand cranked machine, to a self powering rotate machine.

The Cotton Gin was made to separate the Cotton seeds from the cotton fibers, all with the crank of a handle. This rapidly sped up the process of cotton production by Astronomical amounts. This was a way easier alternative other than having to hand separate the seeds, which took days.

Even though the Cotton Gin was a huge success and greatly reduced the agony Enslaved African Americans had deal with. Plantation owners decided to purchase more Enslaved Americans to continue working. Since they were producing cotton faster than ever before, they tried to double and hopefully triple their average income thanks to the Cotton Gin and its fast paced enhancements. The Cotton Gin made it easier for Enslaved Americans to separate the cotton way easier that having to hand pick out the seeds.