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The very first cotton gin was created by Eli Whitney. It used a combination of a wire screen along with wire hooks that helped pull the cotton through.
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∙ 13y agoTo pluck cotton from the seeds faster and to do a better job at it too.
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∙ 13y agoCotton gin is an alcoholic beverage, and it acted in some way as some sort of "relief drink" after a day of hard work out in the fields.
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∙ 9y agothe cotton gin was made of materials
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∙ 13y agosoutherneastern part of the u.s
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How does cotton get to its factories?
Cotton comes from a plant. The plants are harvested, and the product is transported by truck to factories for processing.
What is the difference between textile factories and cotton mills?
Cotton mills make cotton thread. Textile factories turn any thread into cloth.
Why were cotton gin factories near lakes?
The cotton gin factories were near lakes because they were crucial to power the cotton gin machines or they would not work.
Early textile factories in Britain worked with cotton or wool?
Cotton.
How did the cotton gin have an impact on prices?
The cotton gin made processing cotton very easy. This caused a large amount of cotton that could be used in textile factories to the north. This abundance of cotton lowered the prices of clothing made out of cotton. This allowed poor people to own more clothing because of the cheaper costs.
What types of factories existed during the industrial revolution?
You had the typical factories of:Wool and Cotton, where the fibres were spun together.Just cotton factories.Jam.Other factories were such things as Label Sticking, and Nail Making.
What are cotton mills and how do they work?
Cotton mills are factories that use huge power looms to weave cotton fabric .
How is cotton brought to factories?
In specially design trailers.
Causes and effects of Eli Whitney's Cotton Gin What was it and what did it end up doing?
The cotton gin made it easier to separate the seeds out of cotton. But because it was so efficient, more slaves were needed to keep up with the demands in the factories.
Why did north need cotton?
Factories in the north needed cotton to produce items which they in turn sell.
Why didnt the South build their own factories and manufacture their cotton?
The southern United States could not build factories to manufacture cotton before the Civil War because cotton is a natural fiber that is grown from a seed. The cotton gin, however, was invented by Eli Whitney to aid in picking the cotton.
What were the first factories in the south?
Textile, Sugar, Cotton, and then Oil
