History of Cotton

By cate connor
  • 3000 BCE

    Cotton being spun and grown

    Cotton being spun and grown
    Cotton was first starting to be spun and grown in 3000 B.C.
  • Mar 19, 800

    Cotton was made into cloth

    Cotton was made into cloth
    Arab merchants made cotton into cloth.
  • May 19, 1492

    Columbus discovered cotton in America.

    Columbus discovered cotton in America.
    In the year of 1492 when Columbus discovered America he also discovered cotton growing on the Bahama Islands.
  • Nov 28, 1500

    Cotton armor

    Cotton armor
    1500s Aztecs and Incas used quilted cotton to make their armor.

  • Colonists were growing cotton

    Colonists were growing cotton
    Colonists were growing cotton along the James River.

  • First time cotton was being spun by machinery

    First time cotton was being spun by machinery
    When cotton was first being spun by machinery in England

  • Securing a patent on the cotton gin.

    Securing a patent on the cotton gin.
    Eli Whitney secured a patent on the cotton gin which was used to separate cotton fibers from their seeds.
  • Period: to

    " Cotton Is King "

    Cotton turns into Americas leading export.
  • Period: to

    Cotton uses in modern day

    Cotton has many uses such as clothing, bedding, medical stuff, and lots of others.