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Boston Massacre
Was said to be the first battle of the American revolution. Military -
Treaty of Paris
The Treaty of Paris was signed, ending the Revolutionary War. Whitney had been making nails for this war. political -
First Patent Act passed
It wasn't until the patent act of 1793 that Eli Whitney was able to write to the secratary of state to get permission for a patent. political -
Whitney graduates from Yale.
Whitney graduates from Yale and thinks about becoming a lawyer, but is in so much debt, so he gets a job at a tobacco farm, even though the tobacco industry was falling. economical -
The Invention of the cotton gin
Eli Whitney invented the cotton gin with the help if Phineas Miller. Technological -
Pirating the Cotton Gin
Instead of paying Whitney in cotton for manufacturing the cotton gin, farm owners would create their "own idea" of a cotton gin. Because of loop holes in the Patent act they could do this without getting charged. Economical -
John Adams
John Adams was elected as president. Political -
Musket production
Eli Whitney told the U.S congress he would produce 10,000 muskets with interchangeable parts in two years, however it ended up taking him 10 years. After the ten years, Whitney ended up producing 15,000 more in the next two years. military -
Muket making began
Whitney began to come up with the plan for muskets and how to assemble them. technologicial -
Patent law changed.
Eli Whitney was able to win the law suits he was in because of the law being changed in 1800. Before this law was changed there were many loop holes in the Patent law of 1793, so he could not win any law suits. Political -
Whitney had failed.
Whitney had failed to have any of the 10,000 muskets finished. Social -
Whitney gets called to Washington
Whitney gets called to Washington to present in front of John Adams and Thomas Jefferson, his interchangeable parts. What the two presidents do not know is that Whitney makes it seem like the parts are random, however he labeled them previous to going into the room with them. Social -
Jefferson elected
Thomas Jefferson was elected as prseident in the place of John Adams. Political -
South Carolina
For 50,000 dollars, South Carloina purchased Eli Whitney's patnent rights, but were late on the payments, Economical -
Ban of slave impotation
The act to prohibit people from importing slaves from Africa in 1807, but was acted upon starting 1808. Social -
Whitney asked for a renweal
Whitney had petitioned congress for the renweal of his patent, he did this in 1808 and in 1812. Political -
Married Henrietta Edwards
Whitney was in his early 50's when he married Henrietta Edwards, and they had four children together. It was only 8 years later when he died on January 8th, 1825. Social -
Slavery
Within the time Whitney made the cotton gin and has had it producing more and more cotton, there has been more profit in it so more the farmers are growing more. This means that they need someone to harvest the cotton, so they brought over slaves. By 1860, one third of the southern population was slaves. social -
Civil War beings
Although Whitney is already dead at this point, because of the cotton gin and the weapons he made, he had some influence on the civil war beginning. MIlitary -
Civil War ends
The north was victorious in the Civil War, and the war has ended. political