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In 1860 Alabama, there were 600,000 ton of cotton gown by the slaves and shipped to the Europeans
In 1860 Alabama, there were 600,000 ton of cotton gown by the slaves and shipped to the Europeans
There were about 400,000 bales of cotton grown and produced in 1860. This number was so high because of the invention of the cotton gin by Eli Whitney.
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In 1860 the textile mills were heavily dependent of US cotton imports. Seventy-five percent of England's cotton came from the US.
an agricultural economy overly dependent on cotton and slave labor
an agriculture economy overly dependent on cotton and slave labor.
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.
By 1860, cotton fueled the Southern economy and helped the Northern textile mills. Two thirds of the world's cotton was produced by the Southern plantations. The northern textile mills were effected by the disruption of the US Civil War in that by 1860, mills sold $100 million worth of cloth made from cotton.
Prior to the US Civil War, the Southern economy was primarily based on its cotton crop. This was a major plus for the entire US economy in 1860 for example. Cotton was shipped to Europe and also to Northern textile mills.
In 1860 Alabama, there were 600,000 ton of cotton gown by the slaves and shipped to the Europeans
In 1860 Alabama, there were 600,000 ton of cotton gown by the slaves and shipped to the Europeans
There were about 400,000 bales of cotton grown and produced in 1860. This number was so high because of the invention of the cotton gin by Eli Whitney.
There were about 400,000 bales of cotton grown and produced in 1860. This number was so high because of the invention of the cotton gin by Eli Whitney.
Willoughby Cotton died on 1860-05-04.
Cotton