Most of Britain's cotton came from its colonies in India and later from the southern United States during the Industrial Revolution. The demand for cotton textiles and the expansion of the cotton industry in Britain drove the need for a steady supply of raw cotton.
Cotton.
Usually by ship.
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Why it is important to bleach cotton fabric
Britain helped Texas because Britain supported it. Britain saw it as an economic opportunity that would provide more land for growing cotton. This would be beneficial to Britain, as it would take away some of the Independence from America's cotton. At the time, a large percentage of Britain's economy was based on cotton. Another benefit for Britain is that it stopped the southward expansion of the United States.
from a cotton plant then got shipped to Britain and some other countries.
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Britain found other countries with the same resources like Egypt for cotton
The South and Britain had a cotton trade going at the time of the civil war. If Britain supported the North, the South would have cut of the supply of cotton to Britain. Britain though, actually was in favor of antislavery.
Cotton was the most important crop to the South. It was also important to Britain since much of the southern crop was sent to British mills and there were high hopes that Great Britain would recognize the Confederacy as a new nation. Tobacco was also important.
The most important byproduct of cotton are these.Oil (Cooking)Machine OilFertilizerCandlesColor makingSoapFood for AnimalsThis all are the most important byproduct of cotton.