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Matthew Freitag/ Eli Whitney

By susan.holdmeyer@washington.k12.mo.us
  • Eli Whitney is born

    Eli Whitney is born

    Eli Whiteny was born in Westboro,Massachusetts by Eli Whitney Sr. and Elizabeth Whitney (Fay).
  • Acceptence into Yale University

    Acceptence into Yale University

    Whitney get acceptence into Yale collage/Unversity.
  • Going south

    Going south

    Eli goes to the south.
  • Construsting the cotton gin

    Construsting the cotton gin

    Whitney had a designed and constusted the cotton gin.
  • Whitney dad died

    Whitney dad died

    Eli Whitney dad dead he was a Prosperous farner.
  • The cotton gin was invented

    The cotton gin was invented

    The cotton gin was invented.
  • Business gets lawsuit

    Business gets lawsuit

    Eli Whitney's cotton factory goes out of business because lawsuit.
  • Manufacture 10,000 rifles

    Manufacture 10,000 rifles

    Eli manufacture 10,000 rifles for the government.
  • Gets married

    Gets married

    Eli gets married to Henrietta Whitney (Edwards).
  • Whitney death

    Whitney death

    Eli Whitney died because of Prostate cancer