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    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…

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    Donovan Daniels Mr. Milstead AP Honors US History December 6 2015 Eli Whitney and the Cotton Gin In the late 18th century, plantations and cash crops were becoming less profitable. As a result, on March 14, 1794, Eli Whitney invented the cotton gin and plantation owners looked to cotton farming as a faster way to get rich. With the emergence of textile industries and cotton farming, the cotton gin did its job and led the way towards an economic boom in America. Conflict between the north and…

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    In 1793, Eli Whitney invented the cotton gin in the United States. This machine sped up the manual process of separating cotton fibers from their seeds, allowing more output to be produced in less time. The process of refining the cotton became less labor-intensive, as less labor is needed to produce the same amount of output. The invention made cotton a very profitable crop across the South. However, labor was still needed to harvest the crop. Despite the terrible consequences of increased…

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    Cotton is a natural fiber that comes from a plant named Gossypium hirsutum. Since approximately 2007, cotton has been genetically modified worldwide (GMO Compass). Currently genetically modified cotton is legally being grown in fourteen countries, the most common being India, China, and the United States (GeneWatch). Scientists have explored the effects of this modified cotton and have found both advantages and disadvantages to it being grown. Many have also looked into the way that genetically…

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    economic, social, and political history of capitalism on the specific commodity of cotton. Writing of such topics is what the book is primarily about, as he expresses why the history of cotton is so important today and revealing harsh information of capitalists, and what capitalism was five hundred or so years ago. Mentions of slavery were to be included as they had an extremely large influence with the history of cotton and the empire it was built on. The book although long, was not so boring…

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    have to agree that the Eli Whitney's cotton gin was good for the American economy. Even though the cotton gin reduced the labor involved in removing the seeds from the cotton bolls, it however did not reduce the necessity for slaves to grow and pick the cotton. As a matter of fact, the cotton gin produced an opposite affect. The cotton gin made cotton farming so profitable, that farmers greatly increased their demand for both land and slave labor. The cotton gin was invented in 1793 by Eli…

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    The factors that influenced the increased cotton production in 1800-1860s was resources, demand, and technology. The cotton production grew because of three main resources. Land resources increased because the number of farms in America from 1850-1860 increased about 25%. Texas had 30,693 increase in cotton farms. Planters had to move to the west due to the worn out soil. This led to the increase of cotton production. The number of farms increased which led to an increase of slaves,…

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    hypothesised that cotton is the better fabric material for the winter baby jumpsuit. Introduction Fibres are the basis for all textiles and there are two major sources of textile fibres: natural and synthetic. Natural fabrics are derived from fibre that either comes from animals, vegetables or minerals. Synthetic fabrics are synthesised chemically emulating natural fibres based on their uses. Examples of natural fabric include wool from sheep, silk from silk worms, cotton from the cotton plant…

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    information that I’m going to need. It states that the people in the factories couldn't even stay in there for even 10 minutes without gasping for air! Also, in document A it gives another piece of information on how bad it was in the factories. It says, “Cotton factories are a highly unfavorable, both to the…

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    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…

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