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Chapter 7
Cotton is King
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| cotton gin | a machine that removes seeds from cotton |
| Antebellum | the time before a war |
| textile mill | a factory turns cotton into cloth |
| transportation | the ways people or goods travel |
| King Cotton | the name given to cotton because it became an important cash crop during the Antebellum period |
| Eli Whitney | the man who created the cotton gin |
| ration | a set amount of food |
| canals | waterways made by people |