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Profit per pound of cotton skyrocketed and with it the amount of cotton planted for harvest. United States cotton exports rose 6,000% between 1790 and 1815.

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Why did cotton production increased in the 1800s?

Cotton production went up in the 1800's because of the invention of the cotton gin. The gin made production faster than before by a 50 to 1 lbs. ratio.


What about Eli Whitney?

Eli Whitney invented the Cotton Gin so there would be more cotton cleaned per day Before Cotton Gin: 1 slave cleaned 1 lb. of cotton per day Post Cotton Gin: 1 slave cleaned 50 lb. of cotton per day Received a patent for it in 1794


How did the cotton gin changed the cotton-cleaning process?

Eli Whitney invented the cotton gin in 1793. This invention made the cotton cleaning process much easier and quicker. It allowed one worker to clean as much as 50 ponds of cotton in one day. The cotton gin changed Southern life in four ways : 1. cotton farming moved westward beyond the Atlantic coastal states. 2. because cotton was such a valuable crop, planters put most of their efforts into growing it 3. more native Americans were driven off southern land as cotton plantations took over the land 4. slavery continued to be important source of labor for growing cotton


How did the cotton gin change the cotton cleaning process?

Eli Whitney invented the cotton gin in 1793. This invention made the cotton cleaning process much easier and quicker. It allowed one worker to clean as much as 50 ponds of cotton in one day. The cotton gin changed Southern life in four ways : 1. cotton farming moved westward beyond the Atlantic coastal states. 2. because cotton was such a valuable crop, planters put most of their efforts into growing it 3. more native Americans were driven off southern land as cotton plantations took over the land 4. slavery continued to be important source of labor for growing cotton


What was the importance of Whitney's cotton gin?

It speeded up the processing of cotton by approximately a 50/1 ratio. That's a whale of a leap forward.


Did the cotton gin make cotton cheaper?

no it went to 1 pound or less because of taking out all the seeds


What did the cotton gin look like?

their is many versions of the cotton gin. first 1 looks like box turner on the side front and back brisles and seed holder on bttom


What were the effects of cotton gin?

the answer is 1 cotten gin took seeds out of the easily and quily ang cheaply


How did the cotton gin change Americans life?

it mad it easy to pick more banana's than cotton because with out banana's we would of all died of never lived for that matter <-------you are stupid we could all live with out banana's!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! there's other fruit in the world stupid.


How many pounds in 1 gallon of cottonseed oil?

There is 7.6 lbs. of cottonseed oil in 1 gallon. Research by the Texas Cotton Gin Museum in Burton, Texas


Did the cotton gin and the cotton jenny both spin thread?

it's called the Spinning Jenny and no, the Cotton Gin just took the seeds out while the Spinning Jenny actually spun thread. The spinning Jenny spun 8 threads at a time which sped up cloth making a good bit, the technology before the spinning Jenny only did 1 thread at a time, but it still saved them time


What invention has brought about cultural change?

1. Cotton Gin, No one ever had to hand-pick cotton anymore 2. Telephone, No more Snail Mail, people could just give a ring 3. Airplane, People no longer had to travel by foot anymore, they could fly 4. Sewing Machine, People could make clothing and more without hand-sewing AND MANY MORE!