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The main negative side effect of Whitney's cotton gin was that it significantly increased the demand for slave labor in the American South. By making the process of separating cotton fibers from seeds much more efficient, the gin boosted cotton production, which in turn led to the expansion of the plantation system and the entrenchment of slavery as an economic foundation. This exacerbated social and economic inequalities and contributed to the deepening divisions that ultimately led to the Civil War.
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Did slaves use cotton gins?
Yes. Slaves often, almost always, used cotton gins to do their work on a farm. Since the invention of the cotton gin in 1794 by Eli Whitney, a southern schoolteacher, cotton gins grew immensely popular and were used quite often throughout the 1800s as an aid to both farmers and slaves. With the invention of the cotton gin, picking the seeds from fluffy cotton bolls was made a much simpler task. The gin made an easier way for cotton bolls to be separated from the seeds that farmers didn't need to be sold, and that couldn't be made into cloth. Slaves usually did the majority of the farm work on any southern farm, and so they usually used the cotton gin to help them quicken the task of cleaning cotton. The cotton gin works through feeding cotton bolls into the machine, spinning a handle on the side, which separates the cotton from the seeds, and then fluffy tufts of cleaned cotton come out through the other side. Cotton gins were initially made to cut down slave labor because of their simplicity and speed, but in actuality they raised the amount of slave labor growing in the south because now one worker could produce more cotton in an hour than 50 workers in the same amount of time without the aid of a gin. So to answer your question, yes, slaves utilized cotton gins quite often.
The main part of the obverse side of the Great Seal is?
The eagle.
Whose side did the South think Britain would take if war broke out between the North and south?
The South felt that since Britain needed cotton for industry then Britain would take the side of the South for economic reasons .
Did the mayflower have a steering wheel?
No. The "Ship's Wheel," or "helm," had not yet been invented in 1620. The helmsman steered the rudder from the main deck by use of a contraption called a "Whipstaff." This was a lever attached perpendicularly to the rudderstock and extending up through the main deck where the helmsman moved it side to side.
During the Civil War which side wanted to keep the idea of slavery?
The South wanted to keep the idea of slavery so that the inhabitants of the southern United States could make a bigger profit out of cotton farming.
What is the difference between primary and side effect?
Primary is the main thing that happens. The side effect is what happens because of the Primary thing.
What was the region that grew most of the country's cotton crop?
The main cash crop area for cotton is in the southern areas of north America.
What is morphines main respiratory side effect?
Morphine is a known respiratory depressant.
What are the Side effects of seven slim amanacare?
sleeplessness is the main sdie effect I have experianced
What is the definition for side effect?
an adverse effect is a harmful and undesired effect resulting from a Pharmaceutical_drugor other intervention such as Surgery. An adverse effect may be termed a "side effect", when judged to be secondary to a main or Therapeutic_effect, and may result from an unsuitable or incorrect Dose_(biochemistry) or procedure, which could be due to Medical_error.By the way an Adverse effect is the same thing as a side affect
Does Lexapro give you gas?
Yes it can. Id gave me really bad gas but it is not a main side effect.
What is a sentence for side-effect?
The side effect of this medication is drowsiness.This is a side effect of radiation poisoning.
What does the term side effects mean?
A side effect is an an effect of an action, procedure, or medication which is not the intended effect. A side effect is often unintended, and usually unwanted. For example, you might encourage your children to play nice safe electronic games on computers or telephones. This might achieve the main goal of keeping them safe, but have the side effect of depriving them of physical exercise, leading to obesity and unfitness.
What are the side effects associated with using cotton root bark?
Cotton root bark has not been identified as producing side effects.
What is the meaning of the word 'cotton' in the sentence 'Ben never did cotton to the sales side of the business'?
The sentence "Jim never did cotton to the sales side of the business" could be rephrased "Jim did not cotton to the sales side of the business", so the operative phrase is not "to do cotton to" but "to cotton to", and to cotton to something or someone means to like or to feel an affinity for that thing or person. So, the fact that Jim did not cotton to the sales side of the business means that he didn't like or understand it.
What is the side effect for coperty in womens?
side effect of copety
What is the side effect of mega mass 4000?
no side effect
