| A | B |
|---|
| cotton gin | machine that removes seeds from short-staple cotton |
| planters | large scale farmers who held more than 20 slaves |
| Cotton Belt | An area of high cotton production in the US |
| Factors | Crop Brokers who managed the cotton trade |
| Tredegar Iron Works | One of the most productive iron works in the nation in Richmond, Virginia |
| Long Staple Cotton | also black seed cotton easier to work with |
| Short Staple Cotton | Coomonly know as green cotton and hard to work with |
| Eli Whitney | Inventor of the Cotton Gin |
