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What was used before a cotton gin?
Before the cotton gin was invented back in 1793, farmers or plantation owners either had workers, or slaves pick the seeds from the cotton by hand.
Did slaves have to pick King cotton?
Yes, slaves had to pick king cotton; "King Cotton" is just another name for Cotton during the times of slavery before the American Civil War. It was a phrase used in those times since cotton was so important.
How long did Harriet Tubman pick cotton?
I think Harriet Tubman picked cotton.
Did Rosa parks pick cotton from fields?
No. She was a housekeeper for a white family
What did slaves pick on Southern US farms and plantations?
Primarily, cotton and tobacco.
How much cotton did a slave pick and clean after the cotton gin?
5,000. they were hard workers
How does the cotton gin pick the cotton?
The cotton gin does not pick the cotton. It separates the cotton fiber from the seeds and other debris
How do slaves pick cotton?
Slaves pick cotton by hand.
Did whites pick cotton?
Yes they did, whites did pick cotton.
How do you collect cotton of the cotton tree?
You pick it.
How did the cotton gin lead to a demand for more enslaved labores?
The Cotton Gin merely raised the demand for cotton as it was a machine that quickly separated the cotton from the seed. But what the Cotton Gin couldn't do was pick the cotton. Paying people to pick the cotton was now even less cost efficient...
Why was the cotton gin used?
It helped pick the many cotton seeds from cotton.
Who singes Cotton on the roadside cotton in the ditch pick that cotton you black lyrics?
johnny rebel
What did slaves do when they were free?
pick cotton
What increased the need for slaves in the south?
The expansion of cotton plantations in the South, particularly after the invention of the cotton gin in 1793, significantly increased the demand for slaves to work in the fields. The profitability of cotton as a cash crop led to an expansion of slave labor in the region to meet the growing demand for cotton production.
What is the name of the machine that was used to pick cotton during the civil war?
During the Civil War, there WAS no machinery to pick cotton- it was picked by hand. The machine that was used to separate the cotton fiber from the seeds was the Cotton Gin (as in engine).
What was used before a cotton gin?
Before the cotton gin was invented back in 1793, farmers or plantation owners either had workers, or slaves pick the seeds from the cotton by hand.
