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The basis of Southern economy?
The basis of the economy in the Southern American colonies was tobacco and cotton exports. As the colonies expanded westward, and later when much of the South was part of the USA, cotton exports expanded. There was demand for cotton in England as well as in the New England textile mills.
On what grounds did apologists defend slavery?
That it was the mainstay of the cotton industry, which accounted for half of America's exports. That the slaves were much better-off in America than they would be in Africa. That slavery was a perfect God-given arrangement of master and man.
How did slavery change as a result of the cotton gin?
Becuase of the gin it was much faster to pick to the cotton
Why was the cotton gin so important to westward expansion and slave life?
It created more slavery due to faster production of cotton which then led to more demand then adding to expansion of land
How much cotton was exported from the U.S. in the 17th century?
exports of cotton increased from 500,000 pounds in 1793 to more than 90 million pounds in 1810.
What was the main argument that southerners made in defence of slaves?
The cotton trade, accounting for over 50% of US exports, depended on slave-labour The slaves were much better-off than they would be in Africa. Slavery was a God-given arrangement of man and master.
What was happening to slavery before the cotton gin?
not much. but after Eli Whitney made the cotton gin, slavery wanted to be expanded, pretty much causing the civil war
What were the negative effects of the cotton boom?
Slavery in the deep south exploded in size. There was a transition of labor from cleaning cotton to planting and harvesting cotton, because the Cotton Gin cleaned the cotton much faster than manual labor could. Ironicly, the cotton gin was invented by Eli Whitney, who was a northerner, in an attempt to end slavery. The opposite happened.
How much have cotton textile exports to Mexico increases with free trade?
U.S. textile exports to Mexico jumped from $1.1 billion to more than $3 billion between 1995 and 2002.
What was the South greatest strength fighting the Civil War?
King cotton. The south had a massive amount of exports. Mainly with cotton. They produced so much of it in fact, they almost persuaded the UK to fight the north with them lest they get their cotton imports cut off.
How did the cotton gin change the cotton cleaning process?
Eli Whitney invented the cotton gin in 1793. This invention made the cotton cleaning process much easier and quicker. It allowed one worker to clean as much as 50 ponds of cotton in one day. The cotton gin changed Southern life in four ways : 1. cotton farming moved westward beyond the Atlantic coastal states. 2. because cotton was such a valuable crop, planters put most of their efforts into growing it 3. more native Americans were driven off southern land as cotton plantations took over the land 4. slavery continued to be important source of labor for growing cotton
Why is there so much slavery during the Industrial Revolution?
the reason for slavery in the industrial revolution is since the cotton gin was invented, the demand for cotton increased. Slave/Plantation owners needed their slaves to work harder so they could make their profit
