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Cotton Gin

Published on Nov 23, 2015

Find out about the effects of the cotton gin

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Eli Whitney

And the Cotton Gin
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Separating seeds from cotton was extremely difficult.

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Whitney

  • Graduate from Yale
  • Private tutor at plantation
  • Also invented mass production method
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Cotton Gin

  • Revolutionized cotton industry
  • Cut costs
  • Quickened cotton manufacturing
  • Strengthened slavery
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Pros

  • Made cotton easier to harvest
  • Cotton was faster to produce
  • America made its way into cotton industry
  • Could do the work of 50 slaves
  • Could provide 50 pounds of cotton daily
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Cons

  • Need for slaves doubled
  • Slaves states jumped from 6 to 15
  • The work became even more relentless
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