THE VIRGINIA DYNASTY 1801 1825
WAR OF 1812
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The impressment of U.S. ships from the British
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Britain giving NA weapons to attack the U.S.
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War Hawks in the U.S. advocating for war
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Eli Whitney’s invention of the cotton gin
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Detailed explanation-1: -While it was true that the cotton gin reduced the labor of removing seeds, it did not reduce the need for enslaved labor to grow and pick the cotton. In fact, the opposite occurred. Cotton growing became so profitable for enslavers that it greatly increased their demand for both land and enslaved labor.
Detailed explanation-2: -Despite its success, the gin made little money for Whitney due to patent-infringement issues. Also, his invention offered Southern planters a justification to maintain and expand slavery even as a growing number of Americans supported its abolition.
Detailed explanation-3: -Engineer Eli Whitney died 35 years before the Civil War, but his most famous invention, the cotton gin, set the economic stage for war. Whitney’s gin made cotton production far more efficient, fueling the need for more southern slaves and enriching powerful planters.
Detailed explanation-4: -Whitney believed that his cotton gin would reduce the need for enslaved labor and would help hasten the end of southern slavery.