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The invention of the cotton gin allowed American cotton production to soar in the first half of the nineteenth century. It was invented by Eli Whitney in 1793, though the patenting process and production took decades.

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What describes the Lowell system in the early nineteenth century New England?

The Lowell system was a labor model used in New England at the start of the industrial revolution. It centralized all the production of cotton into one building to increase control on the quality of the product. This system however proved to be unable to keep up with the cotton industry and was later deemed unprofitable


Did Americans have the right to expand across the U.S?

yes it was their american right


Why were Northern Whigs known as cotton Whigs?

The whigs from the North were known as Conscience Whigs and those of the South were known as Cotton Whigs. The ones in the north opposed slavery except for the factory owners, which liked slavery die to the cheap cotton. the Southern Whigs supported slavery and wished to expand it into the territories.


How did the cotton gin expand slavery in the south?

The cotton gin, invented by Eli Whitney in 1793, revolutionized cotton processing by significantly increasing the speed at which cotton could be cleaned of seeds. This efficiency made cotton a highly profitable cash crop, leading to a surge in its cultivation across the South. As demand for cotton grew, so did the need for labor, resulting in an expansion of slavery to meet the workforce requirements on plantations. Consequently, the cotton gin inadvertently entrenched and expanded the institution of slavery in the Southern economy.


What was the belief that the US had the right and duty to expand across the north American continent?

it is the thrid

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Why did cotton production expand in the south?

Cotton production expanded in the south because of the warm weather and rural country side.


Why did the slave trade expand in the 1700s?

The invention of the cotton gin meant that more cotton could be grown. This meant that more slaves were needed for cotton production.


What effect did the cotton gin have on slavery?

Prior to the invention of the cotton gin by Eli Whitney separating the cotton seeds from the fibers took a great deal of work making cotton not very profitable. Some even believed that slavery would collapse as an effective system simply because of unprofitably. The invention of the cotton gin made it much easier to separate the seeds from the fibers so much more cotton could be produced. this caused slavery to expand rapidly in the American south.


What describes the Lowell system in the early nineteenth century New England?

The Lowell system was a labor model used in New England at the start of the industrial revolution. It centralized all the production of cotton into one building to increase control on the quality of the product. This system however proved to be unable to keep up with the cotton industry and was later deemed unprofitable


What was a major reason that slavery expanded in the south in the first half of the 1800's?

The expansion of slavery in the South was largely driven by the rise of cotton production, which required a large labor force. The invention of the cotton gin in 1793 made it more profitable to grow cotton, leading to an increased demand for slave labor to work in the cotton fields. Additionally, the opening of new territories for settlement, such as the Louisiana Purchase, provided opportunities for slaveholders to expand their plantations.


What is the term for supply of a product that cannot easily or quickly expand or reduce its production?

The answer is inelastic.


How does the production of hot gasses cause an explosion to occur?

because hot gasses expand


What is the cotton wool diet?

It is usually followed by people with serve eating disorders, cotton wool balls are soaked in orange juice and swallowed as they expand in the stomach making a person feel full.


How did the expansion of cotton and the decline of tobacco affect the lives of planters and yeoman in the south?

Most of the planters and yeoman, the 'common' people, lacked the resources for cotton and expanding their operations for its use. They could not expand into the growing cotton industry and suffered from its popularity while the tobacco demand declined.


American right to expand culture from Atlantic to Pacific?

Manifest Destiny


Did Americans have the right to expand across the U.S?

yes it was their american right


Does the Monroe doctrine address American desire to expand it's territory?

no