Eli Whitney Invents the Cotton GIn

For every bale of cotton produced in 1792, how many more were produced in 1852?

• 5

• 85.3

• 537,000

• 53.3

Slavery was becoming unpopular by the 1790s. Why?

• Slaves were expensive to acquire and keep

• Britain was putting economic pressure on the U.S. because of slavery.

• Tobacco, as a cash crop, was becoming less profitable because it was hard on the soil.

• Northern states abolished slavery by court action or by laws passed.

What is meant by cleaning cotton?

• Washing it in soapy water

• Boiling the fibers until the seeds melt

• Picking the tiny seeds from the bolls of cotton

• Hanging cotton in dry spaces until the cotton is clean

What advantages did Sea Island cotton have over Upland cotton?

• Sea Island cotton had longer fibers and was easier to clean

• Sea Island cotton grew in soggy soil

• Sea Island cotton grew in frigid soil

• Sea Island cotton was not grown any place else in the world

What kind of cotton grew best in the American South?

• Sea Island cotton

• Downland cotton

• Upland cotton

• Boller's cotton

Prior to the invention of the cotton gin, what were most slaves used for on cash crop plantations?

• Rice

• Sugarcane

• Tobacco

• Cotton

How did the Cotton Gin affect the price of cotton clothing?

• The price of clothing stayed about the same

• The price of clothing was cheaper

• The price of clothing was higher

What other process was changed by Eli Whitney?

• Manufacturing using interchangeable parts

• Improve horse harnesses

• Manufacturing using electricity

• Improved steam engine machinery

What were the unexpected consequences of Eli Whitney's Cotton Gin?

• The demand and price of slaves increased

• Expansion of cotton production which required more slaves

• England declared war on American manufacturing

• More land is purchased to grow cotton in the South and Southwest

• Eli Whitney's Cotton Gin patent is ignored and many imitation gins are made using his design.

Eli Whitney was from the _______?________ region.

• New England

• Mid-Atlantic States

• Southern States