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The cotton gin- a machine for removing seeds from raw cotton quickly and cheaply- and the spinning jenny- a machine that would spin cotton fiber into thread. Together with the power loom (used to weave cloth from thread) it greatly increased cheap production of cotton cloth- and increased the demand for cotton.
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To what extent was cotton production and slavery more a burden to the South than a benefit?
Slaves were expensive and cotton was a very hard crop to raise and maintaine. If a harvest of cotton failed it would negativiley impant the Souths economy.
What was the most important crop in 1860?
Cotton
What was the most important crop in America by 1860?
Cotton
The most important crop in the south was?
Cotton was the South's main crop before the Civil War.
What state has cotton as it's most important crop?
Georgia
Why did cotton become the souths most important crop?
it was very useful
What was the south's leading money crops?
The souths "cash crop" was tobacco and cotton
What 2 inventions lead to increased crop production?
the mechanical reaper and cotton gin were the 2 machines that led to increased crop crop production
What was the most important crop?
Cotton
To what extent was cotton production and slavery more a burden to the South than a benefit?
Slaves were expensive and cotton was a very hard crop to raise and maintaine. If a harvest of cotton failed it would negativiley impant the Souths economy.
What is the Georgia most important crop?
cotton
What was the most important cash crop?
Cotton
What was the most important crop in 1860?
Cotton
Was cotton the most important crop in Maryland?
No. Tobacco was the major cash crop.
Which was the most important crop in America by 1860s?
Cotton was the most important crop in America by 1860.
What is Egypt's most important export crop?
cotton
Cotton is the most important crop in this state?
california
