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What was it about growing cotton that made slavery useful?
It took a lot of hand labor, and it had never been automated. Eli Whitney's "cotton gin" was the first step in introducing machine labor to replace human labor.
What invention changed the south forever?
Probably the cotton gin invented by Eli Whitney. This machine revolutionized the south by cleaning cotton much faster than hand labor would.
What brought the resurgence of slavery in the south?
The invention of Eli Whitney's modern cotton engine. Before his cotton gin, cotton was much more slowly produced because it was separated by hand. His cotton gin made production much faster. Cotton growing became so profitable for the planters that it greatly increased their demand for both land and slave labor.
Why were Africans used as a source of labor in the Americas?
Because they were cheap labor. They wanted to be able to do unwanted work cheaply without doing it themselves. It started with indentured servants, which eventually lead to African slaves. they were mostly used in the south for the tobacco crops which the leaves had to be harvested by hand. The other main crop they were used for is cotton.
Why slavery spread in the south?
The South was for slavery because it brought in free workers and a lot of profit for the slave owners. On the other hand, the North had no reason to have slaves, so they tried to abolish slavery and ended up succeeding.
The change from hand labor to machine power was called the?
Industrial Revolution
How do inventions change people's lives?
Many inventions have been labor-saving devices like the clothes washing machine. This in particular has changed people's lives for the better. Without a washing machine clothes have to be washed slowly and tediously by hand, then rinsed, then wrung out by hand, before drying. Truly a great invention.
What was it about growing cotton that made slavery useful?
It took a lot of hand labor, and it had never been automated. Eli Whitney's "cotton gin" was the first step in introducing machine labor to replace human labor.
What was the effect of the change from hand power to machine power in industry?
Business moved out of homes to the factory.
What are advantages of labor saving devices?
They save labour! It's much quicker and easier to put laundry through a washing machine than to do it by hand, for example.
How did the washing machine change people's lifestyle?
The washing machine change peoples life in a massive way such as not having to wash clothes by hand and just poutting clothes in a hole in a bundle and pressing the go button
Are cameras made by hand or machine?
by machine
A hand held mixer is what type of simple machine?
yes a manual hand mixer is a simple machine because when they put it together there are gears and levers in the hand machine
How do you change a sewing machine to freehand?
well what you have to do is..... You can buy free hand machines but most there is a press footer with handwheel. i am not sure
Are graves dug by machine or hand?
Machine with a backhoe.
What does the hand wheel release do on the sewing machine?
The main purpose of a hand wheel on a sewing machine is to slowly turn the needle by hand.
Who invented the hand-arm machine?
The inventor of the hand-arm machine was Larry Carl Cook II
