Cotton Pickin

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Cotton Pickin Cotton Gin
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It was difficult to make a profit from cotton
because cotton seeds had to be removed by hand.
It took one person an entire day to clean one
pound of cotton.
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Eli Whitneys Cotton Gin
1793
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Eli Whitneys Cotton Gin
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Eli Whitney Applied for a Patent
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The First Cotton Gin" (image from 1869)
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Lets Go to Work!!
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How Much Does a Bale of Cotton Weigh?
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Changes in Cotton Production
1820
1860
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Value of Cotton Exports As of All US Exports
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Mr. Boll Weevil
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The Boll Weevil
1892-Weevil crosses into TX from Mexico 1908
Crossed Mississippi R. 1914 Crossed AL-GA
border 1919 AL crop diversification 1923 GA
cotton production falls by 80 from 3M bales 1982
GA cotton production 112K bales 1986
Eradication begins 1996 GA cotton production
2M bales
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Boll Weevil Trap
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• What do we know about why Eli Whitney invented
  the cotton gin?
• To eliminate slavery
• To remove the sticky seeds from the cotton
• To satisfy southern slave owners
• To fulfill an order

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• Why did the invention of the cotton gin make the
  need for slavery even greater?
• Cotton could be sold at a cheaper price.
• The cotton gin made cleaning the cotton easier,
  leading to more cotton needing to be picked.
• This new gin was able to clean 50 pounds of
  cotton in one day.
• Eli was encouraged by a plantation owner to see
  if he could create a machine that could remove
  the sticky seeds from cotton.

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• What skills did Eli Whitney have that helped him
  invent the cotton gin?
• He had been well trained in his profession.
• He was personally in need of a new cotton
  machine.
• He was a natural at tinkering with machines and
  learning how they work.
• He was good friends with many plantation owners..

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• Answers
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• C

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