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How did cotton plantations help support the South's economy prior to the US Civil War?
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Cotton after haveing the seeds removed and being bailed was sold to mills in both the Northern States and England. During the Civil War the south was able to raise some money in English selling bonds backed by the eventual delivery of the cotton.
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∙ 8y agoAs time and events led up to the US Civil War, cotton was clearly the crop that sustained the economic growth in the South. By 1860, there had been a rising demand globally for cotton. At this time approximately two thirds of the world's cotton was produced by Southern US plantations.
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To what extent was cotton production and slavery more a burden to the South than a benefit?
Slaves were expensive and cotton was a very hard crop to raise and maintaine. If a harvest of cotton failed it would negativiley impant the Souths economy.
What was the major economy of the southern colonies?
The South was a cash crop economy of cotton and tobacco.
Why Was The Souths Strategy called The king Cotton diplomacy?
It was called the King Cotton Diplomacy because A 'King' is in charge of everything and the south believed that if they didn't sell their cotton to Britain and France, then they would be forced to help break the North's blockades which is what a 'King' can do. The cotton part is obvious and 'diplomacy' international trade and trading with France and Britain is international. which is why it is called the King Cotton Diplomacy. Don't try to argue with me :) its in the S.S teachers textbook. :)
Why was the growing of cotton linked to slavery?
slaves were used on plantations to grow and pick the cotton
How was the north economy different from the south?
The North had many factories and producing clothes etc. The South was slaves working on plantations growing cash crops like tobacco and cotton.
Why was the economy of the southern colonies dependent on large plantations when?
The economy of the southern states(not colonies) was dependent on large plantations due to the production of cotton, the souths cash crop during the 1800's.
What were the Souths economic strengths?
They thought their cotton could be exchanged for war supplies, but the blockade soon stopped that. Apart from that, they had plentiful slave labour, but mostly on cotton plantations. It could not be deployed in aid of the war effort.
To what extent was cotton production and slavery more a burden to the South than a benefit?
Slaves were expensive and cotton was a very hard crop to raise and maintaine. If a harvest of cotton failed it would negativiley impant the Souths economy.
What was the major economy of the southern colonies?
The South was a cash crop economy of cotton and tobacco.
What is the economy in the souther colonies?
it was relying on the indian slave trade and plantations like rice and tobacco and indigo and cotton.
How did the cash crop indigo help southern colonies?
By using it as a dye in the making of clothes
Why were southern leaders worried about the souths reliance on cotton?
because
What did tobacco plantations have that cotton plantations didnt?
When you plant upland cotton, which is what most of the cotton plantations had, it destroys the topsoil. Tobacco plantations didn't destroy the land. The whole reason that they expanded westward was because they needed more soil to plant cotton on, because the soil they had was ruined.
Why did cotton become the souths most important crop?
it was very useful
The economy of the Southern colonies was based on?
Cash crops grown on plantation
Why Was The Souths Strategy called The king Cotton diplomacy?
It was called the King Cotton Diplomacy because A 'King' is in charge of everything and the south believed that if they didn't sell their cotton to Britain and France, then they would be forced to help break the North's blockades which is what a 'King' can do. The cotton part is obvious and 'diplomacy' international trade and trading with France and Britain is international. which is why it is called the King Cotton Diplomacy. Don't try to argue with me :) its in the S.S teachers textbook. :)
Where did textile workers get their cotton?
obviously from the south where there were cotton plantations..
