Cotton Gin
Who is Eli Whitney in the year 1793.
Did Eli Whitney ever receive royalties for his invention?
Eli Whitney never received royalties for his invention.
What is indentured servitude? Approximately how many years?
Indentured servitude is serving out a contract for a set period of time, typically 4-7 years.
What kind of slavery occurred in the U.S.? What was used to get slaves to freedom in the North?
Chattel slavery occurred and the Underground Railroad was used to help slaves escape to the North.
What is the Cotton Gin, describe its process to me.
The Cotton Gin is an invention that separated the cotton fibers from the seeds within.
What did Eli Whitney eventually open?
When did the first slave arrive in the Americas? What/who brought them to the Americas, by what means?
The first slave arrived in 1619, they were brought by a Portuguese slave ship and traded to colonists for supplies.
What is the Underground Railroad?
It was actually an organized network of routes and safe houses used by enslaved African Americans and other freedom seekers to escape from slavery in the South.
Why was there an increased demand for cotton?
What is because textile mills had increased their productivity.
Whitney promoted the idea interchangeable parts: standardized, identical parts that would make for faster assembly and easier repair.
What was the first colony to legalize slavery? What year did this occur?
Massachussetts became the first colony to legalize slavery in 1641.
What is the Monroe Doctrine?
What is a document written by President James Monroe that prevented European powers from interfering in the affairs of the Western Hemisphere.
What occurred as an increased demand for laborers?
What is the development of an illegal slave trade.
What is industrialization.
Some African tribe leaders sold prisoners from other tribes into slavery.
How long was the Erie Canal?
What is 363-miles.
What was the Cotton Gin apart of that began in England, marked by the use of ____?
The Cotton Gin was apart of the First Industrial Revolution, it began in England and was marked by the use of steam power.
What was the average rate at which a man could remove the seeds of cotton in a day.
The average rate at which a man could remove the seeds was one pound of cotton per day.
What is the Transatlantic slave trade and when was it made illegal?
It was a large trade network system connecting Europe/Africa/Americas. It was the main system through which the slave trade thrived and was made illegal in 1808.
Give me a 3-4 sentence response on the connection and importance of the Erie Canal, Monroe Doctrine and Jacksonian democracy.
Extra points for dates!