America’s expansion 1789–1838 (OCR GCSE History B (Schools History Project)): Flashcards
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Cotton gin: inventor & year
Cotton gin: inventor & year
Eli Whitney, 1793
Cotton output/day before cotton gin
Cotton output/day before cotton gin
One pound per day
Cotton output/day after cotton gin
Cotton output/day after cotton gin
Fifty pounds per day
Year Cotton Boom began
Year Cotton Boom began
1812
'King Cotton' slogan meaning
'King Cotton' slogan meaning
Cotton's economic & political importance in South
Cotton gin function
Cotton gin function
Separated seeds from cotton fibres faster than by hand
Cotton gin's effect on slavery
Cotton gin's effect on slavery
More production → more demand → more enslaved people needed
Why slavery used in cotton production
Why slavery used in cotton production
Cheap labour (land was expensive)
Payment to enslaved people
Payment to enslaved people
Only food & shelter (limited)
Cotton export growth 1801-1835
Cotton export growth 1801-1835
Grew to more than a million