Primary Sources
- "Eli Whitney Invents Cotton Gin." Niles' Weekly Register [Baltimore] 23 May 1818, New Series No. 13 ed., sec. F: n. pag. Timothy Hughes Rare and Early Newspapers. B. Niles, 2012. Web. 11 Nov. 2012. <http://www.rarenewspapers.com/view/206496>. This newspaper article provided me with information about the cotton gin. This is a primary source because it is a newspaper article written when the cotton gin first came out.
- Federal Writers. Born in Slavery: Ex-slave Stories (Texas). 3rd ed. Vol. XVI. N.p.: n.p., 1938. American Memory. Library Of Congress. Web. 23 Nov. 2012. <http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/ampage?collId=mesn>.This is a primary source because it is a book that the Library of Congress has put online. This book contains real photographs and interviews of slaves in the United Sates.
- Herald. "Item 549642." Niles' Weekly Registry [Baltimore] 29 Jan. 1825, Volume 3 ed.: 1. The Late Mr. Whitney. Niles. Web. 21 Nov. 2012. <http://www.rarenewspapers.com/view/549642>.This is a primary source because it is a newspaper article about Eli Whitney's death.
- Jefferson, Thomas. "Thomas Jefferson to Eli Whitney, Jr." Letter to Eli Whitney Jr. 16 Nov. 1793. N.p.: n.p., n.d. N. pag. Thomas Jefferson to Eli Whitney, Jr., 16 November 1793. Web. 21 Nov. 2012. <http://www.teachingushistory.org/lessons/JefftoWhit.htm>.This is a primary source because it's a letter written from Thomas Jefferson to Eli Whitney, regarding the cotton gin.
- Sheppard, William L. The First Cotton-gin. 1869. Library of Congress. PPOC. Web. 22 Nov. 2012. <http://www.loc.gov/pictures/resource/cph.3c03801/>.This is a primary source because it's a drawing by a person who personally witnessed slaves using the cotton gin in 1869 and how much the slaves suffered. This photo helped me better understand slave life.
- Slave Life. 1860. Photograph. Savannah, Georgia. History.com. By Corbis Bettmann. A&E Television Networks. Web. 22 Nov. 2012. <http://www.history.com/photos/slavery-slave-life/photo5>.This is a primary source because it's a picture of a slave family picking cotton in a plantation in Savannah, Georgia.
- United States Of America. Record Group 241, National Archives. Records of the Patent and Trademark Office. Our Documents -Eli Whitney's Patent for the Cotton Gin, March 14, 1794. National Archives, n.d. Web. 11 Nov. 2012. <http://www.ourdocuments.gov/doc.php?flash=true>. This is a primary source because this is the actual Patent of the cotton gin given to Eli Whitney in March 14, 1794.
- Whitney, Eli, Jr. "Archive:Eli Whitney Letters." Letter to Coln Wadsworth, Mr. Wyllye Elliott, Hombl. J. C. Calhoun. 1814-1819. WRG. Gallery of History, n.d. Web. 22 Nov. 2012. <http://wiki.whitneygen.org/wrg/index.php/Archive:Eli_Whitney_Letters>.This is a primary source because this source is a series of letters written by Eli Whitney himself to senators and other important people to gain support for his cotton gin.
- Whitney, Eli, Jr. "Letter from Eli Whitney, Jr. to His Father regarding His Invention of the Cotton Gin, 11 September 1793." Letter to Eli Whitney Senior. 11 Sept. 1793. Letter from Eli Whitney, Jr. to His Father regarding His Invention of the Cotton Gin, 11 September 1793. Yale University Library, n.d. Web. 05 Nov. 2012. <http://www.teachingushistory.org/ttrove/Whitney11Sept1793.htm>.Primary Source: The letter Eli Whitney sends to his father to explain to him his idea of the cotton gin.
- Whitney, Eli, Jr. "Petition of Eli Whitney Requesting the Renewal of His Patent on the Cotton Gin, 04/16/1812." Letter to The Senate and the House of Representatives. 16 Apr. 1812. N.p.: n.p., n.d. N. pag. National Archives. Web. 22 Nov. 2012. <http://research.archives.gov/description/306631>.This is a primary source because it is a petition that Eli Whitney wrote himself to the Senate and the House of Representatives so he could get his patent for the cotton gin renewed.
Secondary Sources
- "Civil War Trust." Civil War History: How the Cotton Gin Contributed to the Civil War. History Channel/ Google, 2011. Web. 07 Nov. 2012. <http://www.civilwar.org/resources/civil-war-history-how-the.html>.This is a secondary source because the information about the cotton gin and how it was invented was posted by someone else who used other's research.
- "Cotton and African-American Life." Cotton and African-American Life [ushistory.org]. N.p., n.d. Web. 22 Nov. 2012. <http://www.ushistory.org/us/22b.asp>.This is a secondary source because it's a website that describes how the cotton gin negatively effected the African Americans and how religion and family gave meaning to their life.
- "Eli Whitney Biography." Bio.com. A&E Networks Television, n.d. Web. 21 Nov. 2012. <http://www.biography.com/people/eli-whitney-9530201?page=1>.This is a secondary source because it is a website with information about Eli Whitney's life and inventions.
- "Google Images." Google Images. N.p., n.d. Web. 05 Jan. 2013.Google images provided me with several images used throughout my website. The images used are secondary sources because they aren't the original photos.
- Romero, Maureen. "The Cotton Gin." The Cotton Gin. N.p., n.d. Web. 21 Nov. 2012. <http://score.rims.k12.ca.us/score_lessons/cotton_gin/>.This is a secondary source because it's a website that explains how the cotton gin works and the South before and after the cotton gin was invented.
- Schur, Joan Brodsky. "Teaching With Documents:Eli Whitney's Patent for the Cotton Gin." Eli Whitney's Patent for the Cotton Gin. The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration, n.d. Web. 11 Nov. 2012. <http://www.archives.gov/education/lessons/cotton-gin-patent/>.Secondary source: Explains how Eli Whitney got the idea to invent the cotton gin and his struggle to get a patent for it.
- "Slavery in America - UEN." Slavery in America - UEN. N.p., n.d. Web. 25 Nov. 2012. <http://www.uen.org/themepark/liberty/slavery.shtml>.This is a secondary source because it's a website that explains the struggle slaves faced after the cotton gin was invented.