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1. ehistory.(2001). Invention of cotton gin. Retrieved by ehistory.osu.edu/osu/archive/article view

Quotes: " While it cannot be stated with certainly that the invention of the cotton gin saved and sustained slavery in the United States, it certainly was a major factor in the spread of slavery into Georgia, Alabama, and Mississippi,"

Paraphrase: Due to the increased production of cotton in the United States a increase of slavery for cotton plantations began.

Summary: The cotton gin created an intense labor drive in the south which caused a necessity for slaves.

2. International World History Project. (1992). Industrial revolution. Industrialization: the first phase. Retrieved by history-world.org/industrialization

Quotes: "The most important of the changes that brought about the industrial revolution were (1) the invention of machines to do the work of hand tools..."

Paraphase: If it wasn't for the things invented during the time of industrialism everything we use daily wouldn't exist. The world would be a different place without technology or the ability to work.

Summary: The industrial revolution impacted everyone around the world. Everyone's life at this time period changed. Most machines that were invenoted were used for mass production such as assembly lines.

Julian, R. (n.d.). Retrieved from []

Quotes: "The 20th century invention of the cotton-picker-reduced the labor -intensive demands of cotton farming, and brought unemployment to many poor Southerners."

Paraphrase: The cotton gin didn't give Whitney great profit at first but it did him a lot of fame. The cotton gin Made cotton exports boom in the south and there was a lot of slaves that worked longer hours.

Summary: The cotton gin provided a great amount of profit for the south but it ultimately made labor of a cheaper fashion. THere were more poor whites who were out of jobs at the time due to the cheap slave labor going on at the time.

Of state, U. S. D. (2010). //American economic growth: Movement south and westward//. Retrieved from http://economics.about.com/od/useconomichistory/a/economic_grow.htm

Quotes: " Planters in the South bought land from small farmers who frequently moved farther west. Soon, large plantations, supported by slave labor, made some families very wealthy."

Paraphrase: The cotton gin help stimulate the economy by providing a great deal on revenue, which lead to the steam boat travel that allowed cotton to be sold quickly around the country.

Summary: Southerners who owned slaves and had large cotton plantations brought in a lot of money by the way they couldn't pay their workers much or any at all.

Crotty, P. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aia/part3/3narr6.html