Eli Whitney and the Cotton Gin

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Across
  1. 3. The state where Whitney worked and invented the cotton gin.
  2. 7. A legal paper giving Whitney rights to his invention.
  3. 8. Whitney created a machine to solve a farming problem.
  4. 10. Animals that helped inspire Whitney’s idea.
  5. 11. Something new that solves a problem.
  6. 12. Short for “engine,” the machine Whitney invented.
Down
  1. 1. Whitney’s inspiration for the cotton gin.
  2. 2. The main crop discussed in the text.
  3. 4. Where cotton was grown and cleaned.
  4. 5. Modern machines used today to pick and clean cotton.
  5. 6. The part of the cotton that needed to be removed.
  6. 9. The inventor featured in the story.