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Many of the same 'hands', but on a sharecropping basis - tenant farmers who owed some of the crop to the landlord, and free to sell the rest.

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Q: Who help pick cotton in the south after the civil war?
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What is the name of the machine that was used to pick cotton during the civil war?

During the Civil War, there WAS no machinery to pick cotton- it was picked by hand. The machine that was used to separate the cotton fiber from the seeds was the Cotton Gin (as in engine).


When was cotton developed?

in the civil wat when black people were told to pick it


What increased the need for slaves in the south?

the creation of the cotton gin. more slaves were needed to pick cotton than to pick the seeds from it


After the Civil War Confederate soldiers who went home were greeted with economic what?

The economy in the South, after the Civil War, was destroyed. The South had ruined cities and their plantations needed rebuilding due to the fact that: *Slaves were not there to pick cotton anymore. *Southern farms were destroyed due to battle.


What was the main effect of Eli whitney's cotton gin change on the south?

The Cotton Gin helped the slaves pick the seeds out of the cotton>


What sort of work did the slaves do in the us?

Pick cotton in the south and clean


Did slaves have to pick King cotton?

Yes, slaves had to pick king cotton; "King Cotton" is just another name for Cotton during the times of slavery before the American Civil War. It was a phrase used in those times since cotton was so important.


How the south would have been without slavery?

the south have no profits and someone needs to pick the cotton


Why did people pick cotton?

Because cotton was one of the main crops grown in the south, so a lot of the slaves worked on cotton plantations.


What type of work did most slaves do?

Working on farms was the general duty of a Southern slave until the end of the US Civil War. Cotton however was the main cash crop for the South, so slave labor was used to till the soil and pick cotton.


What happen to slavery when states grew more cotton?

The South had to hire more slaves to pick the cotton. Therefore the population grew.


How does the cotton gin pick the cotton?

The cotton gin does not pick the cotton. It separates the cotton fiber from the seeds and other debris