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Cotton was a major antebellum US crop, grown almost exclusively in what were considered to be "slave" states. Textile mills in the US's northwest and markets abroad such as England provided wealth that benefited the entire US. When the US Civil War broke out, the Southern "cotton" states lost a great deal of sales from the Northeast and from Europe due to the Union blockade of Southern ports.
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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.
Why was unification so important?
So a civil war doesn't start, and so there is no civil unrest.
Why was Fort Sumter so important to the US Civil War?
The Confederate capture of Fort Sumter was important to the US Civil War because it was the event that led to the US Civil War.
What is king cotton about?
The King cotton plan used by the south in the civil war. Was about the south trying to gainforeignsupport to fight the war. So they decided to stop the selling of cotton toforeignnations. But sadly the foreigncountries had a big cotton season so they had no need to buy cotton. So theSouthsattempt to gain allies failed.
How did the cotten gin cause the civil war?
The cotton gin did not cause the Civil War. The civil war was about slavery. The south wanted slavery and power. They got tired of the North's rules and so they rebelled, causing the Civil War. <><><> Agree with above. The Cotton Gin DID make it feasible to grow cotton on a large scale in the South, and THAT required cheap labor to tend and harvest the crop- tending to make slavery economically attractive.
Why was the attack at fort Sumter so important in relation to the civil war?
Because it triggered the breakout of the Civil War.
What was the historical significance of plantations in American history?
Until the Civil War ended the South's cotton exports, the southern US plantations were the world's biggest provider of cotton (during and after the Civil War, India and Egypt took over the market). Other southern plantations provided the world with Virginia tobacco and do so until this day. Another historical significance is that the US plantations and the slave labour it entailed were economically so important for the South that it caused the Civil War.
Eli Whitney inventions?
Best known for inventing the cotton gin, patent X72 dated March 1794
What is so important about the civil war?
it ended slavery because the northwon
Why is Fort Sumpter so important?
It officialy started the Civil War
How did cotton farming change after civil war?
Slavery was basically abolished and people didn't depend on slaves to pick the cotton so people just worked for their money.
Why was the Civil War important for the civil rights movement?
It is important because the civil war freed the slaves, and the civil right movement helped African Americans gain rights. So if the civil war didn't take place there would be no civil rights movement.To answer your quesition, the civil war was important for the civil rights movement because one freed the africian Americans and one helped them gain rights.
