Impact of the Cotton Gin
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8th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Before 1794, cotton seeds were separated from the fiber by hand and it took many hours to make a pound of lint (cotton fiber with the seeds removed). Therefore, cotton cloth was...
...cheap and popular.
... too expensive for many Americans.
... not even invented yet.
none of these
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
When separating seeds from fibers by hand, it could take a whole day to produce one pound of lint. The cotton gin mechanically separated the seed from the fiber, which made it possible to produce...
...2 pounds of lint in a day.
... 50 pounds of lint in a day.
.... shirts, pants, and dresses, right there in the field.
...none of these
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Because the cotton gin made it possible to clean more cotton in a shorter amount of time, cotton cloth became…
... more expensive and unpopular.
...easier to transport.
...harder to transport
...cheaper and more popular.
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
As the demand for cotton cloth grew, farmers in the South wanted to grow…
... more cotton.
... less cotton
... more tobacco
... less papaya
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Unfortunately, many Southerners thought it made economic sense to have enslaved people tend their cotton because...
...cotton was a labor intensive crop.
... one overseer could supervise many field workers.
none of these
both of these
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Ultimately, the cotton gin resulted in...
...a slight increase in the number of slaves in the U.S.
... an enormous increase in the number of slaves in the U.S.
...a slight decrease in the number of slaves in the U.S.
... an enormous decrease in the number of slaves in the U.S.
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Slavery was devastating because...
...people were physically and sexually abused.
... families were torn apart.
... it was dehumanizing.
all of these
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