The Cotton Gin
"The Game Changer"
When? : 1793
What Did the Cotton Gin do?
It made it possible to extract seeds from cotton fiber at a rate of 50lbs per day, opposed to 1lb per day by hand.
What does the Cotton Gin look like?
Where did the cottin gin have the most impact?
South- Cotton production rose.
1793- 10,000 bales
1801- 100,000 bales
1820- 400,000 bales
1793- 10,000 bales
1801- 100,000 bales
1820- 400,000 bales
How did the cotton gin change american life in the 1800's?
The cotton gin made slavery a vital southern institution because growing cotton was labor intensive.
Why is the cotton gin important enough to be in the history book?
The cotton gin made cotton a profitable crop and the mainstay of the southern economy.