Cotton Gin Technology Changes
What has technological advancement done throughout the course of history? Did this change things for the better or worse? This change includes technological invention like the Cotton Gin. This technological advancement led to impact on the industries and farms. Also, this invention created a dramatic change that had positive and negative impacts. The Cotton Gin led to many changes in the southern states due to the multiple causes and effects associated with the invention. Many events leading up to the creation of the Cotton Gin had many impacts on the Cotton Gin invention. In the early 18th century, it was difficult to harvest cotton and it took an abundant amount of time. Furthermore, cotton took hard work. According to an article, how the
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When the machine was improved, it was able to process fifty times more cotton in a single day than a person could by hand. According to an article, Growth and Entrenchment of Slavery, “ This Ginn, if turned with horses or by water, two persons will clean as much cotton in one day as a hundred persons could cleane in the same time.” This quote shows how an enormous change occurred just because of the creation of the Cotton Gin. After the invention of the cotton gin, Farmers got more slaves to plant more cottons in order to get an increase produce. Due to this, 250,000 new slaves arrived in the U.S. from 1787 to 1808. As the production of the cotton progressed, the south obtained vast amounts of money from the north by selling cotton. The north used cotton bought from the south to convert it to a garment using the cotton mill. According to an article, how the Cotton Gin contributed to the civil war,“ Before Whitney’s gin entered into widespread use, the united states produced roughly 750,000 bales of cotton in 1830. By 1850, that amount had exploded to 2.85 million bales.” This quote states that cotton production increased due to the invention of the Cotton Gin. Like the quote stated, many things occurred after the invention. The Cotton Gin commenced many changes into motion. These changes were created due to the causes and effects of before, during, and after the invention. Before the invention, cotton was difficult to harvest due to the time-consuming and labor intensive factors. The invention led to a big change with the slave movement and south rising due to the benefit of their agricultural land. After the invention, the southern cities increased their economy through it. So, do you think the technological advancements were pleasant for history or
When the machine was improved, it was able to process fifty times more cotton in a single day than a person could by hand. According to an article, Growth and Entrenchment of Slavery, “ This Ginn, if turned with horses or by water, two persons will clean as much cotton in one day as a hundred persons could cleane in the same time.” This quote shows how an enormous change occurred just because of the creation of the Cotton Gin. After the invention of the cotton gin, Farmers got more slaves to plant more cottons in order to get an increase produce. Due to this, 250,000 new slaves arrived in the U.S. from 1787 to 1808. As the production of the cotton progressed, the south obtained vast amounts of money from the north by selling cotton. The north used cotton bought from the south to convert it to a garment using the cotton mill. According to an article, how the Cotton Gin contributed to the civil war,“ Before Whitney’s gin entered into widespread use, the united states produced roughly 750,000 bales of cotton in 1830. By 1850, that amount had exploded to 2.85 million bales.” This quote states that cotton production increased due to the invention of the Cotton Gin. Like the quote stated, many things occurred after the invention. The Cotton Gin commenced many changes into motion. These changes were created due to the causes and effects of before, during, and after the invention. Before the invention, cotton was difficult to harvest due to the time-consuming and labor intensive factors. The invention led to a big change with the slave movement and south rising due to the benefit of their agricultural land. After the invention, the southern cities increased their economy through it. So, do you think the technological advancements were pleasant for history or