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Where does cotton grow US?
Cotton is a warm weather plant. It grows in southern states and in central California. I live in central California and today I think we grow more cotton than is grown in the south. We have fields and fields of cotton.
Why did the slave trade expand in the 1700s?
The invention of the cotton gin meant that more cotton could be grown. This meant that more slaves were needed for cotton production.
Cotton is renewable?
Yes, because new cotton plants are grown every year, producing more cotton.Cotton is a renewable resource because you can grow more cotton plants.
Why did cotton trade lead to a rise in slavery?
The more bales of cotton grown and produced the more workers were needed. By 1860 there were 9 million slaves.
What is costlier cotton or polyster?
Cotton is more expensive than polyester, as it is grown, whereas polyester is man-made and easier to get.
Is cotton grown in Paris?
No. Cotton requires a more sub-tropical climate than one would find in Paris, France.
Slavery expanded with the growth of what?
Slavery expanded with the growth of the transatlantic slave trade, as European powers established colonies in the Americas and needed labor for large plantations. The demand for labor in industries like sugar, cotton, and tobacco further fueled the growth of slavery.
The growing demand for slaves led to an increase in the U.S.?
The growth of the cotton plantation demanded more slaves to work, pick, and grown the cotton. In looking at statistics of the numbers of bales of cotton there is a relationship to the number of slaves. More cotton meant more slaves.
How is the cottonpicker helpful in saving cotton as an important US Crop?
A cotton picker goes through the rows of cotton picking off the cotton from the opened boles after the plant is killed by the farmer. It can clean the plant of all cotton with several passes through the rows. It usually takes about 3-4 days to clean a field. The cotton that is picked is placed in a special container that can be taken to the cotton gin to be processed and bailed. More cotton can be grown because of the cotton picker and more plants can be picked clean by the machine. Even though, the cotton picker has allowed more cotton to be grown the amount that is grown ( at least in CA) is less. Many planters are taking out cotton and putting in fruit trees as well as other crops.
The economy of the Southern colonies was based on?
Cash crops grown on plantation
What was an unintended negetive effect on the cotton gin?
The growth of slavery was a negative effect of the cotton gin. Because the gin could remove the seeds from the cotton boll more cotton was grown. Therefore more slaves were needed. As the amount of cotton grew so did the need for slaves.
What happened to the number of slavesin the US . as the amount of cotton being produced increased?
The population of slaves increase. The more cotton grown the more slaves were needed to work the fields.
