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What invention in 1793 had a big impact on Georgia's cotton industry?
In 1793, the invention that affected Georgia's cotton industry was the cotton gin. Eli Whitney's invention made an economic impact as more cotton could be produced and exported. Whitney's machine could separate the cottonseed from the cotton fiber. Prior to this invention, this was done by hand and required many man-hours.
Why was the preservation of slavery so important to many people living in the south?
It was the mainstay of the cotton industry.
What crops and industries were encouraged in the south?
Corn,Rice,Sweet Potatoes,Wheat,and Sugarcane.
Why were so many slaves needed on a plantation in the South?
Cotton had to be picked by hand and the invention of the cotton gin allowed for more cotton to be processed. Cotton is a versatile material and can be used by many industries especially textile and clothes.
Why did the north want to keep slaves?
The Northern states, for the most part had outlawed slaves. Some states abolished slavery even before the US Constitution was ratified. There was a segment of people in the North that directly and indirectly benefited from the slavery in the South. Northern owned textile mills needed cheap cotton, and slaves working on Southern cotton plantations provided cheap labor and thus kept the cost of cotton lower than if free and paid farmhands worked in the cotton fields. Some Northern people, in fact many by today's standards were racists. If slavery was abolished then some former slaves might migrate to the North. Not only did racist people oppose that, but in certain labor unions they believed that any new free Black workers would drive down the pay rates of factory workers.
What is a slave plantation?
a slave plantation is a place where the slaves used to work. many of these were sugar and cotton fields, in which the slaves would pick the sugar canes and cotton from the plant to later be processed.
What was the competition for cotton production in the South?
Since many people used cotton for clothing they competed and hired prices on cotton
How did cotton gins change change cotton processing?
it helped speed up the cotton process and helped many people get jobs
Use the word toiling in a sentence?
A farmers job requires many hours of toiling in the fields.
How many people died from cotton mouth snakes?
69
Which fields can benefit out of people with analytical skills?
There are many fields of work that can benefit by hiring people with analytic skills. These fields include computer programming, banking, business, accounting, and credit offices.
How many people attend cream fields?
55 thousand
Why did the cotton industry disappear?
The cotton industry has not disappeared. Cotton is more popular than ever, due to the organic movement. Many people prefer cotton over other materials.
Why is cotton usefull?
You can use cotton for many things but one major thing that people use it for today is to make clothing with it. There is so many ways to use cotton that I can not even list them all.
Why did sugar and cotton plantations require many workers?
They were very large. Cotton and sugar are both labor intensive crops that require many people.
What people influenced the world in many fields such as philosophy and art and science?
Primitive people
What was it for joe Louis growing up?
Joe Louis had a tough childhood, as the parents were poor and they worked in the cotton fields. to add to the problem there were many children as well.
