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Working by hand, one slave could clean up to 50lbs. of cotton per day. When cotton gins were run by water power or steam, one slave could clean over 1,000lbs. of cotton per day. With the cotton gin, cotton cleaning became much easier and much faster.
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∙ 6y agoIt improved the profitability of plantations, which made cotton the South's main crop.
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What was Eli Whitneys invention?
The cotton gin
Whitneys invention that enhanced cotton production and gave new life to black slavery?
cotton gin :)
What did Eli whitneys parents do for work?
i think its helping with the cotton gin
What advantages does Eli Whitneys cotton gin have over previous technologies?
it doesnt
What contributed to the spread of slavery in the southern colonies?
eli whitneys cotton gin
What made Eli Whitney's gin better than the Churka?
Eli Whitneys cotton gin was better because it JUST WAS
What was the importance of the cotton grin?
The cotton gin made slavery more profitable. The cotton gin made the process of separating the seeds from cotton fifty times faster.
How did Eli Whitneys cotton gin affect slavery?
You would think that since there aren't as many hands needed to separate cotton, there would be a decrease in slavery. However, plantation owners only grew more cotton which needed more slaves to pick, then needed even more slaves to operate the cotton gin. In fact, after the invention of the cotton gin, slavery soon quadrupled.
Was the importance of the Cotton gin?
it made the process of separating seeds from cotton faster-NovaNet
Why did Eli whitneys cotton gin cost 30?
because it was one of the first cotton gins ever made. It's not much now, but back then it was a lot of money- like a thousand $ for us!!
How did the invention of the cotton gin help to increase the importance of cotton as a cash crop in the south?
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Should you capitalize cotton gin?
You would not capitalize it. cotton gin
