The Cotton Gin

True/False: Hundreds of miles of railroad were built in GA transport cotton from farm to market.

• true

• false

What did the cotton gin do (what task did it perform)?

• picked the cotton fiber from the plant
• separated the seed from the cotton fiber
• planted the cotton seed in the ground
• spun the cotton fiber into thread

Near what city was the cotton gin invented?

• Memphis, TN
• Charleston, SC
• Savannah, GA
• Atlanta, GA

What impact did the cotton gin have on GA's economy?

• it had no impact at all
• cotton farming decreased ruining the economy
• it resulted in the decline of rail line construction
• it made cotton farming profitable and boosted the state's economy

What crop is shown in the picture?

• cotton
• rice
• indigo
• tobacco

What impact did the cotton gin have on slavery?

• it resulted in a decrease in the number of slaves

• it had little to no effect on slavery

• it made slave life easier

• it led to the exponential growth of slavery

What is the term for the process of removing the unwanted cotton seed from the white, fluffy cotton fiber?

• purifying cotton
• cleaning cotton
• washing cotton
• weaving cotton

Because of the economic impact of the cotton gin, the South became known as

• Plantation Dixie.
• the Land of White Gold.
• the Cotton Kingdom.
• Agriroma.

After Eli Whitney's invention, what crop became "king" in the South?

• tobacco
• cotton
• indigo
• rice

What technological invention resulted in the exponential growth of slavery in the South?

• the cotton gin
• steamboats
• railroads
• the telegraph