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When was cotton gin made?
The cotton gin was made in 1793.
Why was cotton called the king of the south?
It is called king because slavery was on its way out. Once the cotton gin was created slaves were needed to harvest the cotton. Cotton was a major export of the usa it was almost 50% of USA's exports.
How and why was the cotton gin created?
The cotton gin was created in the early 18oo's
Eli Whitney inventions?
Best known for inventing the cotton gin, patent X72 dated March 1794
Which of these led to slaves becoming more valuable than before?
cotton gin
What was it like Before the cotton gin cotton gin?
Life before the cotton gin for people was a bit harder they had to hand pick the cotton themselves
What is the purpose of a cotton gin?
The cotton gin removes the seeds from the cotton. This is a more difficult and slower process when done by hand, without the use of a cotton gin.
The invention of the cotton gin made the planting of cotton more profitable?
Yes. It was much easier to harvest.
Why were slaves needed to pick and grow cotton after the cotton gin was invented?
Slaves were the free labor that the farmers needed to harvest the cotton>
When was the cotton gin used?
Every year during cotton harvest time.IOW, it's still used today.
Why was cotton the main crop of the south?
Because the invention of the cotton-gin had made it easy to harvest, and there was a limitless world demand for cotton products.
Who made th cotton gin?
Eli Whitney made th cotton gin before the ww1
How was cotton prepared before the cotton gin?
Before cotton gins people made there clothes by hand.
What effect did the cotton gin have on lives of southerners?
The cotton gin allowed cotton to be sold for less and greatly increased the demand for it. This in turn, increased cotton production , particularly in the South. Since cotton requires considerable labor to plant, cultivate and harvest, more slave labor was demanded. Before long, cotton grown by slave labor was the economic base of much of the South.
What was a major reason that slavery expanded in the south in the first half of the 1800's?
Cotton was King in the South in the 1800s. The cotton gin made it possible to harvest more cotton than ever, which in turn called for more slaves to harvest the cotton.
How did you get the seeds out of cotton before the cotton gin?
They took their teeth and swiped it write out
What did the cotton gin replace?
The cotton gin essentially replaced the handpicking and cleaning of cotton. Before the invention of the gin, the U.S. employed slaves to handpick cotton. Currently, only third world countries still use slaves to handpick cotton.
