Cotton gin Flashcards
Why was it hard to make a profit on cotton
Because cotton seeds had to be removed by hand
How long did it take for 1 person to clean 1 pound of cotton
1 day
When did Eli Withey make the cotton gin
1793
Who made the cotton gin
Eli Withey
What did Withey apply for on the cotton gin
Patent
What did people do with the patent on the cotton gin
They ignored the patent and made their own
What did Eli Withey never become from his product
He never became wealthy from his product
What happened to plantations once the cotton gin was made
They began to earn a lot of money from cotton
Once farmers began to make lots of money off of cotton what increased
Their dependency on slaves
What native American where forced onto reserves
Cherokees
Why were Cherokee forced on to reserves
So that farmers could have more land
What does antebellum stand for in Latin
Before the war
What did historians call the 50 years prior to the civil war
Antebellum Period
What is a civil war
A war between two or more groups of people in the same country
What did South Carolina not grow as quickly in as other countries
Population
What population grew quickly in South Carolina
The slave poplution
What was centered around slavery in South Carolina and other Southern Countries
Economic, social, and political systems all were centered around slavery
Demand for Cotton from textile mills where not meet where
The North and Great Britiain
What did Northern mills greatly benefit from
Slavery
What did slave labor provide for Northern mills
Raw materials
What could Southern planters not do
They could not meet the demand fast enough
What did Eli Withey create to increase the cleaning speed of cotton
A engine which is where gin comes from
How many pounds could the cotton gin clean per day
50 pounds
What happened in the South after the invention of the engine
Cotton production sky rocketed and cotton exports were up by 1,000 %
What did the cotton gin give South Carolina
It gave them a new cash crop r
What did the cotton gin give the South
It gave them a new cash crop
What did the new cash crop replace
It replaced indigo and rice
