14.1 growth of the cotton industry

What was the cotton gin?

• A machine that separated cotton seeds from their fibers

• A system of identical parts that made factories more efficient

• A machine that helped farmers plant cotton more quickly

• A system of water-powered factories that increased cotton production

What was the cotton belt?

• An area in the south that produced high amounts of cotton

• Eli Whitney's invention that helped separate cotton seeds and fibers

• New technology that improved cotton storage

• An area in the north that turned cotton into cloth

Who were planters in the south?

• Large scale farmers who held more than 20 slaves

• They hired slaves to help them on their farms; also known as yeoman farmers

• Poor whites who made a living doing odd jobs

• Free African Americans who made a living doing trade work

What did factors do in the cotton trade?

• They grew the cotton and managed slave labor

• They passed laws to make the cotton industry profitable

• They sailed on ships to bring cotton overseas

• They bought cotton from farmers and helped them invest their profits

One of the industries in the south was the Tredegar _____ works

• Iron

• Rope

• Cotton

• Tobacco

What was the result of the cotton boom on the south's economy?

• The south became largely dependent on cotton production

• The cotton boom had no effect on the south's economy

• The south became a diverse economy with many different industries

• The cotton boom caused the south to become isolated and self-sufficient

Why did cotton production become so valuable to the south?

• It brought them large amounts of money and brought them into the world market

• It helped them immediately fund better school systems

• It helped them immediately fund better prison systems

• It brought new nutrients to the soil for other crops to be grown

How did the cotton gin change slavery in the United States?

• Slavery increased because of the new need for producing cotton

• Slavery increased because of the new need for building cotton gins

• Slavery decreased because the cotton gin made labor easier

• Slavery decreased because poor whites began taking slave work