Cotton swab

Eli Whitney is the best know for the cotton gin.A cotton gin is a simple machine that separates the cotton seeds for the cotton fibers.Eli Whitney was born on December 8, 1765, in Westboro Massachusetts.He grew up on a small frame.Whitney was married to Henrietta Edwards, they were in 1817-1825.He and Henrietta had for children Elizabeth Fay, Susan Edwards, Frances Edwards, and Eli Whitney Jr.Eli invented the cotton gin in 1793. In this time period, slavery was in action.In 1793, there is an act…

after the rise of king cotton, and how it impacts the world after it. To begin with, in the 1800’s cotton was in high demand and textiles was rapidly expanding. “[In order] to keep up with the new speed of production, the manufactures needed more and more cotton (South Carolina Journey, pg. 118)”. Many thought that cotton was a logical choice to have a successful cash crop and indigo was displace. In the meantime farms also wanted to grow cotton to export. Short staple cotton can grow anywhere…

Slaves, Women Labor, and Sweatshops. The Industrial Revolution promoted and revamped the use of unfair labor. The most well known version of slavery was present before the Civil War. When cotton was at its max proficiency.…

In The Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka, the economic changes throughout Europe are explored as well as their impacts on the social well-being of the people. Throughout the late 1800s and early 1900s, Europe was undoubtedly the most developed continent on Earth. With the introduction of the industrial revolution in many European countries, citizens migrated to labour opportunities in larger cities, which promised higher standards of living, rather than working in the country for low wages. This…

of Pakistan that is involved in the business of textile manufacturing and of spinning, combing, weaving, bleaching, dyeing, printing, stitching, buying, selling and otherwise dealing in yarn, linen, cloth and other goods and fabrics made from raw cotton, synthetic fiber and cloth, and to generate, accumulate, distribute and supply electricity. The market for clothing, home textile and accessories has always been vast and full to the brim with potential. More and more people are jumping on to the…

transform from primarily agricultural to a more industrial way of generating their income through cotton textile factories. These factories were the first factories of the industrial system, and were pivotal to changing the way people worked. Despite this, cheap cotton is the reason why these factories were possible. Thus, slavery had an immense effect on the growth of the U.S. economy. Above all, cotton became the dominant driver of economic growth in early nineteenth-century America. In Edward…

Chapter 14: Forging the National Economy First used by Robert Fulton, the steamboat brought joy and excitement among the citizens of the United States. They now knew that, with the steamboat, people all over could defy wind, waves, tides, and downstream currents. Steamboats also allowed the South and the West to be opened up more in depth. Canals were the waterways in America. Canals, first used by Dewitt Clinton, helped get steamboats across America to different docks. One of the most…

Board of Trade to not allow any more reform in the legislature regarding child labour. Seniors letters use arguments and evidence that focus on the cotton industry. His initial letter attempts to explain and justify the long work days in the cotton factories. The proceeding letter outlines the negative impacts the Factory Act has already had on the cotton industry. In his final letter, Senior has encountered rumours that more stringent legislature is to be passed. He argues as to why this is a…

The Industrial Revolution was seen as positive, but it also brought many negative things along with it. The first negative effects were the poor/horrible living and working conditions, which were dangerous jobs that caused thousands of injuries and deaths; and tight, dirty, grimy, and extremely overcrowded living spaces. Secondly, there was a major lack of education for children and adults. And lastly, child labor made children work excruciatingly difficult, painful, and long jobs for absolute…

They both had prior experience of imitation. Japan had copied from China and Russia from Byzantium and the Mongols. They knew that learning from the West could be profitable and wouldn’t destroy their native cultures. In Japan, the Emperor Meiji sent out samurai to parts of the West to pick up ideas. Western style clothing such as ties, pants, and loafers replaced traditional samurai outfitting. Western hygiene including toothbrushes, vaccines and patent medicines were introduced and…