How did the Cotton Gin Shape GA's Economy?

Who invented the Cotton Gin?

• George Harrison

• Eli Whitney

• Thomas Singleton

• Matthew Pershing

What did the Cotton Gin do?

• It picked cotton a lot faster than a person could.

• It sowed cotton seeds a lot faster than a person could.

• It spun cotton into thread a lot faster than a person could.

• It removed the seeds from cotton a lot faster than a person could

Which states benefited the most from the Cotton Gin?

• The northern states.

• The southern states.

• The states that had the most factories.

• The states along the western coast.

How many pounds of seedless cotton could one Cotton Gin produce in one day?

• 50

• 70

• 30

• 60

How did the Cotton Gin affect slavery?

• Plantation owners needed less slaves.

• It didn't affect it.

• Plantation owners needed more slaves.

• Plantation owners no longer needed slaves.

Why did the invention of the Cotton Gin increase the need for more workers?

• Because plantation owners needed more slaves to grow more cotton.

• Because plantation owners need more slaves to pick seeds out of cotton.

• Because plantation owners needed more slaves to make fabric.

• Because they bought a lot of Cotton Gins and needed more slaves.

Why didn't Eli make a lot of money from selling Cotton Gins?

• Not many people needed them.

• Not many people could afford them.

• People started making them without his permission.

• He never sold enough to make a big profit.

Before 1794, cotton seeds were separated from the fiber by hand and it took many hours to make a pound of lint (cotton fiber with the seeds removed). Therefore, cotton cloth was...

• ...cheap and popular.

• ... too expensive for many Americans.

• ... not even invented yet.

• none of these

Because the cotton gin made it possible to clean more cotton in a shorter amount of time, cotton cloth became…

• ... more expensive and unpopular.

• ...easier to transport.

• ...harder to transport

• ...cheaper and more popular.

As the demand for cotton cloth grew, farmers in the South wanted to grow…

• ... more cotton.

• ... less cotton

• ... more tobacco

• ... less papaya