what was the result of the invention of the cotton gin
Introduction. In 1794, U.S.-born inventor Eli Whitney (1765-1825) patented the cotton gin, a machine that revolutionized the production of cotton by greatly speeding up the process of removing seeds from cotton fiber.By the mid-19th century, cotton had become Americaâs leading export.hitneyâs hand-cranked machine could remove the seeds from 50 pounds of cotton in a single day. Whitney received a patent for his invention in 1794; he and Miller then formed a cotton gin manufacturing company.