The North and The South:
The Cotton Gin,
Nat Turner Rebellion, and Economy of the North and the South Prior to the
Civil War
Mrs. Tator
Grade 7
Coxsackie-Athens Middle School
Site updated on May 3rd 2006
Pictures of Cotton Gin and Eli Whitney from The Eli Whitney Museum Website. Picture on Nat Turner from Spartacus Schoolnet.com.
Web Activity Worksheet
Nat Turner's Rebellion
Information about Nat Turner and the slave revolt he led.
Eli Whitney and the Cotton Gin:
Information on Eli Whitney and how the Cotton Gin Effected Southern Economy, slavery, and the United States.
Other Sites of Interest:
"The Confessions of Nat Turner"  "From Revolution to Reconstruction" Website
"A History of Us: Eli Whitney and the Cotton Gin"
Slavery and Sectionalism