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How did the missionary diplomacy work?
what was the missionary diplomacy effects
How did the south set itself up for losing the Civil War?
By withholding cotton exports at the beginning, to try to bully Britain into supporting the Confederacy. In fact, there happened to be a glut of cotton on the world market in that year, so the threat did not work.
What helped cotton become king in the south?
Especially after the War of 1812, cotton became "king" in the American South primarily for two reasons. First, cotton began to "boom" as a much-desired item in European markets. Second, high profits in selling cotton were assured for Southern planters due to their use of slaves as a work-force.
Why didnt cotton diplomacy work?
Great Britain and Continental Europe were determined to remain neutral in the American Civil War. When the Confederate embargo hit them, they found other sources of cotton such as Egypt and India, thereby shattering the Confederacyâ??s plans of blackmailing them into supporting them.
Who would work the cotton gin?
slaves would work the cotton gins
Why didn't Jefferson Davis's cotton diplomacy work?
Davis suspended all cotton exports for a time, to make the world feel the loss of this commodity, to discourage them from any future boycotting of Confederate trade. But in that year, there was a glut of cotton on the world market, and other countries felt no great disruption to their textile business. At this early point, Davis could have used cotton to buy weapons from Europe. But in a few months, the blockade had become effective, and the South could not have exported cotton in any quantity if they tried.
What age did you have to be to work in a cotton mill?
There was no certain age you had to be to work at the Cotton Mills. You just had to be skilled:)
Soldiers are sent to fight wars because?
Because diplomacy didn't work.
How do cotton gins work?
they just work
Why was cotton important in the south?
Cotton was important to the south because during the civil war that is all the south had. They didn't have big factories to make guns. The south wanted to use cotto to lure England and France into a military alliance. This was also called the cotton diplomacy.
What were sundiata's achievements?
Sundiata Keita's family was killed by the evil king Sumanguru. Sundiata was spared because he was ill and likely to die anyway. But he lived and overthrew the king. He then introduced cotton to the farmers, allowed people to worship as they please, and let slaves work to their freedom.
What are cotton mills and how do they work?
Cotton mills are factories that use huge power looms to weave cotton fabric .
