1. Eli Whitney vs. John Deere
By B. Riddick
Founding Fathers Comparing and Contrasting PowerPoint Example

2. Eli Whitney Born December 8, 1765 in Westboro, Massachusetts
Studied at Yale University to be a lawyer and graduated in 1792
Began working on Mulberry Plantation and learned of the manual labor needed for cleaning cotton
Whitney made a machine called the Cotton Gin that would quickly and effectively clean the cotton using hooks, wires and rotating brushes
This invention grew rapidly popular
Whitney was also know for inventing interchangeable parts to fit multiple guns using a machine that sliced metal and shaped it to mass produce
Married Henrietta Edwards
Died on January 8, 1825 in New Haven, Connecticut

3. John Deere Born February 7, 1804 in Rutland, Vermont
Began his career as a Blacksmith at age 17
In 1837 he moved west setting up a Blacksmith shop in Detour, Illinois
Decided to make a plow to break through the thick heavy soil of the Prairie after having to make multiple repairs to the original plow made for the eastern US soft, sandy soil
By 1840, he had made 40 plows and sold them to local farmers and by 1846 he was producing 1,000 plows with his new partner Leonard Andrus
Married Demarius Lamb – 5 children; then Lucinda Lamb after her death – 4 children
Died May 17, 1886 in Moline, Illinois

4. Eli Whitney
Steel Plow
Cotton Gin

5. Similarities Inventors Manufacturers
Helped make a profit in the Southern US
Pioneers
Forms of both of their inventions are still used in mass production today

6. Differences John Deere Eli Whitney Didn’t go to college Blacksmith
Started the company “Deere and Company” which is still in existence today
Acted as Major in Moline for 2 years
Eli Whitney
Went to Yale University
Mechanical Engineer
Created a working atmosphere in Whitneyville, Connecticut were workers could live in apartment type buildings

7. References http://www.biography.com/people/john-deere-9269591

8. Your Presentation Should Include:
Date of Birth of each Father
Date of Death of each Father
4 Pictures related to the topic
5 Similarities
5 Differences
No more and no less that 7 slides
Resource page with at least 3 resources
This will be taken as 2 TEST grades – Reading and Social Studies

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Thomas Jefferson
George Washington
James Madison
John Adams
Patrick Henry
Samuel Adams
Ben Franklin
Alexander Hamilton
John Marshall
George Mason