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Why were southern planters dependent on the north?
For tools and machines.
What event led southern planters to grow more cotton?
The invention of the cotton gin by Eli Whitney in 1793 significantly boosted cotton production in the South. This device made it easier to separate cotton fibers from seeds, increasing efficiency and profitability. Additionally, the rising demand for cotton from textile mills in the North and Europe fueled southern planters' interest in expanding cotton cultivation, leading to its emergence as a dominant cash crop in the region.
How did the location of the southern colonies affect their lifestyle?
In the south, cotton was, an still is labor intensive. The north was a industrial power, making cotton cloth. North was anti-slavery , yet were economically dependent on the cotton
How do north and south believe they were fighting for a just cause in the civil war?
It was ordinary self-interest. Southern planters could not imagine life without slave labour. The North could not imagine life without the huge cotton revenues.
The primary market for southern cotton production was?
the north
How did Southern slaveholders attempt to convince people in the North to support slavery?
The Southerners pointed out that northern industry relied on southern cotton. Southern slaveholders argued that slavery benefited both the South and the North because the North's textile and shipping industries depended upon cotton from the South.
Why did the south have an industrial disadvantage against the north?
In the wake of the cotton boom, the rich Southern planters had come to see themselves as a rural aristocracy, with qualities of ancient chivalry. They felt they belonged in a romantic, pre-industrial age, and they discouraged their sons from going into industry.
How did southerners claim that the North benefited from slavery?
they pointed out that the north's textile industry depended on southern cotton.
How did slaveholders claim that the north benefited from slavery?
they pointed out that the north's textile industry depended on southern cotton.
How did the industrialization in the north and the spread of cotton in the south contribute to the spread of slavery?
Industrialization in the North created a high demand for raw materials, particularly cotton, which was increasingly produced in the South due to its profitability. The invention of the cotton gin made cotton cultivation more efficient, leading to a significant expansion of cotton plantations and, consequently, an increased need for labor. This demand for labor intensified the reliance on slavery, as Southern planters sought to maximize profits by using enslaved people to cultivate and harvest cotton. Thus, the economic interdependence between the industrial North and the agrarian South solidified and expanded the institution of slavery in the United States.
How did Southerners slaveholders claim that the north benefited from slavery?
they pointed out that the north's textile industry depended on southern cotton.
Why did the invention of the cotton gin lead to more animosity between the north and south?
Because it enabled the huge growth of the cotton industry, whereby the South became a great cotton empire, able to compete economically with the North, but dependent on slavery.
