The Impact of the Cotton Gin

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Explore the invention of the cotton gin and its profound effects on the economy, slavery, and Southern culture

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1
Who invented the cotton gin?
Eli Whitney
George Washington
Thomas Jefferson
John C. Calhoun
2
What was Eli Whitney's other invention?
Steam engine
Telegraph
Light bulb
Milling machine
3
What did defenders claim enslavement brought to enslaved people?
Freedom
Education
Wealth
Christianity
4
Which historical figures owned enslaved people?
Alexander Hamilton
Benjamin Franklin
Abraham Lincoln
George Washington
5
How did the cotton gin affect enslavement?
Decreased it
No effect
Ended it
Increased it
6
What did the South's economy rely on?
Tourism
Technology
Banking
Cotton
7
What did defenders of enslavement use to justify it?
Economics
Science
Art
Technology
8
What did Southern culture depend on?
Cotton
Fishing
Mining
Industry
9
What was a consequence of the cotton gin?
More cotton
No change
Less cotton
Less demand
10
Which document protected enslavers' rights?
Emancipation Proclamation
US Constitution
Bill of Rights
Declaration of Independence
11
What did the cotton gin do?
Harvest cotton
Plant cotton
Remove seeds
Weave cloth
12
Who was John C. Calhoun?
Vice President
Inventor
General
Abolitionist
13
What was a fear if enslavement ended?
Chaos
Prosperity
Peace
Unity
14
What did the courts declare about Black people?
Citizens
Voters
Property
Leaders
15
How did the cotton gin impact the economy?
Weakened it
Destroyed it
No change
Strengthened it
16
Where did Eli Whitney invent the cotton gin?
Charleston
Boston
Savannah
New York
17
True or false: Cotton gin increased cotton production
True
False
18
What did Southern defenders fear from abolition?
Harmony
Prosperity
Peace
Uprisings
19
Which crop became king in the South?
Tobacco
Rice
Cotton
Wheat

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