The city struck fortune in the late 18th century with the inventions and industrial activity of Eli Whitney, a Yale graduate who remained in New Haven to develop the cotton gin and establish a gun-manufacturing factory in the northern part of the city near the Hamden town line. That area is still known as Whitneyville, and the main road through both towns is known as Whitney Avenue. The factory is now the Eli Whitney Museum, which has a particular emphasis on activities for children and exhibits pertaining to the A. C. Gilbert Company. His factory, along with that of Simeon North, and the lively clock-making and brass hardware sectors, contributed to making early Connecticut a powerful manufacturing economy; so many arms manufacturers sprang up that the state became known as "The Arsenal of America". It was in Whitney's gun-manufacturing plant that Samuel Colt invented the automatic revolver in 1836. The Farmington Canal, created in the early 19th century, was a short-lived transporter of goods into the interior regions of Connecticut and Massachusetts, and ran from New Haven to Northampton, Massachusetts. COUNT 10
QSN1 Who is the Yale graduate, inventor, and arms manufacturer that had a large positive impact on the New Haven economy in the late 18th century? ANS1 Eli Whitney QSN2 What invention, for which he is primarily known, did Eli Whitney develop in New Haven? ANS2 the cotton gin QSN3 What is the area near Hamden that was renamed for Eli Whitney? ANS3 Whitneyville QSN4 What was the nickname given to Connecticut due to the large number of arms manufacturers that arose in the state?  ANS4 "The Arsenal of America" QSN5 In 1836, who invented the automatic revolver in Eli Whitney's gun manufacturing plant? ANS5 Samuel Colt QSN6 What is the name of the inventor that created the cotton gin in New Haven? ANS6 Eli Whitney QSN7 What is the name of the main road that connects New Haven to Hamden? ANS7 Whitney Avenue QSN8 What was the company that was responsible Connecticut rise as a manufacturing economy?  ANS8 A. C. Gilbert QSN9 The rise of gun factories within Connecticut earn the state what name? ANS9 The Arsenal of America QSN10 In what year was the first automatic revolver invented? ANS10 1836