3. Eli Whitney, Catherine Greene, and the Cotton Gin

Question 1

Cotton Varieties

Answer 1

• long staple

- short staple

Question 2

Long staple

Answer 2

• sea island
• very sensitive to nature
• on the coast of South Carolina

Question 3

Short Staple

Answer 3

• inland
• had green seeds that were very difficult to pull out of the fiber
• had to pull the fiber out of the seeds

Question 4

Charka

Answer 4

• Indian Gin
• from India
• used to press sugar cane
• used for long staple cotton
• not successful for short staple cotton
• used by Italians, Chinese, and French

Question 5

What is the impact of the gin?

Answer 5

• Economic/Agricultural
  > greatest economic impact of the South
  > King cotton would not have happened without the gin
  > becomes the staple crop, out-passing indigo and tobacco