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Mind Map by Abhishek S Hatle, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by Abhishek S Hatle
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2nd Cotton Gin
- History/Background
- Inventors
- The inventor of the
Cotton Gin was Eli
Whitney and he invented
it in 1793 in the United
States of America: in the
Southern States
- Eli had asked the
government for a patent
in 1794 but did not receive
that patent on the
invention until 1807.
- The inventor of the
Cotton Gin was Eli
Whitney and he invented
it in 1793 in the United
States of America: in the
Southern States
- Eli Whitney graduated from Yale University in
1792 and became a private tutor for the children
of General Green. General Green had asked Eli to
invent a machine that could clean the bolls more
quickly and efficiently. Eli wanted to help but
realized that he had to invent such a machine
that he could apply to the federal government
for a patent and make a really good profit with
the process. Eli thought for some time and then
put his mind to this task.
- Inventors
- Essential Questions
- What impact did the
cotton gin have on
the institution of
slavery?
- What did the cotton
gin do to the Southern
economy?
- How did the cotton
gin affect the global
economy of the
United States?
- What impact did the
cotton gin have on
the institution of
slavery?
- Impact on Society
- The general effect of the Cotton Gin was that
unskilled workers that were used for
de-seeding cotton were unemployed and
because of that it had created hardships for
the workers and their families to earn money.
The cotton gin had separated cotton 10 times
faster than the worker could and also had
brought prosperity(wealth and success to the
Southern States. Also the cotton gin eventually
led to the invention of textile mills.
- It had impacted the economic
society by revolutionizing the
use of slaves meaning that more
slaves were used for work on
the fields instead of helping the
workers de-seeding the cottons.
The cotton production had also
increased from 3,000 bales a
year to 73,000 bales a year.
- It had impacted the
political economy
because lot of
cotton workers NOT
slaves lost their jobs
as lot of the work
was done inside
mechanically.
- It had impacted the social
economy because more fields
and field workers(slaves)
were needed. Also they
needed larger workforce to
get the cotton needed.
- The general effect of the Cotton Gin was that
unskilled workers that were used for
de-seeding cotton were unemployed and
because of that it had created hardships for
the workers and their families to earn money.
The cotton gin had separated cotton 10 times
faster than the worker could and also had
brought prosperity(wealth and success to the
Southern States. Also the cotton gin eventually
led to the invention of textile mills.
- Important Details of Invention
- The Cotton Gin is the
name given to the
machine that separated
the fibers of cotton from
the seeds.
- The Cotton Gin produces
de-seeded cotton that is
cleaned, carded(fibers
were aligned), spun and
woven into fabric leaving
a smooth piece of cotton
fabric.
- How the Cotton Gin Worked
- 1. First the cotton bolls were put
into the top of the machine
across the roller.
- 2. Then the handle turned
the cotton through the
wire teeth that combed out
the seeds.
- 3. Finally the cotton was pulled
out of the wire of the teeth and
out of the cotton gin.
- 3. Finally the cotton was pulled
out of the wire of the teeth and
out of the cotton gin.
- 2. Then the handle turned
the cotton through the
wire teeth that combed out
the seeds.
- 1. First the cotton bolls were put
into the top of the machine
across the roller.
- The Cotton Gin is the
name given to the
machine that separated
the fibers of cotton from
the seeds.
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