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Slaves pick cotton by hand.
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.
What is the source of cotton ? What are the merits of cotton? What are the demerits of cotton?
In 1860 Alabama, there were 600,000 ton of cotton gown by the slaves and shipped to the Europeans
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more cotton plantations were needed just took this on apex
more cotton plantations were needed just took this on apex
cotton gin
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Slaves became more valuable due to the increased demand for labor in industries such as agriculture, mining, and manufacturing. Additionally, the expansion of European powers into new territories and the growth of the transatlantic slave trade contributed to this increase in value.
More slaves were needed to PICK the cotton in the fields because the cotton gin more quickly took the seeds out of the cotton. The planters (plantation owners who owned more than 20 slaves) wanted more profit, so they wanted to constantly have the cotton gin working. To have this happen, there would need to be A LOT more cotton.
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Some Africans became especially valuable as slaves in the Carolinas because they were experienced in cultivating rice, which became a profitable crop in the region. Their knowledge and skills in rice cultivation made them highly sought after by plantation owners.
When the cotton gin was invented, slaves became incredibly valuable. This invention separated seeds from the white cottony fiber of the cotton, eliminating the need of slaves to do it. So the farmers could now grow more cotton, and to do this they needed more slaves. But at this time slave trade was abolished. So slaves became extremely expensive. From $600 to $1,800!So people started to 'breed' slaves, as a result of this.
Southern cotton farmers needed extensive hand labor to plant, pick, gin, and bale the cotton they grew. Without slaves, it would have been difficult to find affordable laborers.
Slaves pick cotton by hand.