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The cotton gin did not cause the Civil War. The civil war was about slavery. The south wanted slavery and power. They got tired of the North's rules and so they rebelled, causing the Civil War.
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Agree with above. The Cotton Gin DID make it feasible to grow cotton on a large scale in the South, and THAT required cheap labor to tend and harvest the crop- tending to make slavery economically attractive.
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What was the most significant cause of the civil war-?
The most significant cause in the Civil War was unfair taxation, states' rights and slavery.
What was the nuimber one reason for the civil war?
The main cause of the civil war was a battle over states rights.
What is the name of the machine that was used to pick cotton during the civil war?
During the Civil War, there WAS no machinery to pick cotton- it was picked by hand. The machine that was used to separate the cotton fiber from the seeds was the Cotton Gin (as in engine).
Why was the Korean War a Civil War?
cause it was between the northern Koreans and southern Koreans..?
Why were diseases such a problem during the Civil War?
Poor sanitation conditions was the primary cause of most of the diseases during the American Civil War.
How did the invention of the cotton gin possibly cause the civil war?
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What was the south leading money crop during civil war?
cotten
What invention hepled to contribute to the start of the civil war and how did it help contribute to the of the civil war?
The cotton gin
What else besides cotten tobacco and indigo were grown in the civil war?
tobaco corn
How could the cotton gin avoid the civil war?
The invention of the cotton gin actually revived a dying slavery demand.
Who invented the cotton gin and how did it affect the souths economy in the years before the civil war?
Eli Whitney invented the cotton gin in 1793. Since it made cotton processing much easier, the production of cotton goods boomed. In the south before the civil war, the agricultural industry became the largest industry. Slavery also greatly increased because people saw that slaves could make them a large amount of money through cotton picking. In a way, the cotton gin helped cause the civil war.
What role did Catherine Greene play in the Revolutionary War?
her husband fought in the war and sometimes she traveled along side him. she also knew the washingtons. she knew Eli Whitney who created the cotten gin.
What invention had the most influence on the spread of slavery during the civil war?
cotton gin
Eli Whitney inventions?
Best known for inventing the cotton gin, patent X72 dated March 1794
What role did Catherine Littlefield Greene play in the revolutionary war?
her husband fought in the war and sometimes she traveled along side him. she also knew the washingtons. she knew Eli Whitney who created the cotten gin.
What did southern plantations grow during the Civil War?
cotton because of the cotton gin.......................i think
What invention made cotton more profitable for the south during the civil war?
The cotton gin
