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Because the south produced the cotton, and all that good stuff and gave it to the north, so that the north could make the clothes and cloth.

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Q: Why were more american textile mills built in the north than in the south?
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Why did many Americans oppose abolishing slavery?

Because it benefited the North, They feared that the blacks would take their jobs, and also worried that the end of slavery would cut off the supply of southern cotton for northern textile mills.


How did slaveholders claim that the north benefited from slavery?

they pointed out that the north's textile industry depended on southern cotton.


How did Southerners slaveholders claim that the north benefited from slavery?

they pointed out that the north's textile industry depended on southern cotton.


What was the basics of wealth in the northern states?

The basic wealth of the North was in their ability to manufacture products from raw materials. Thus we have the North importing cotton for example to have the North's textile mills produce clothing and other products. The North also had a machinery building industry that used iron ore and coal to keep the steel mills working and producing, as example, rails for the expanding railroad industry. The North also had a ship building industry and a fishing industry. Certain States and territories grew grains such as wheat and barely. The North also had a "weapons" building sector as well. In addition New York City was becoming a greater financial center. The construction industry was also a plus for the North.


How did Eli Whitney's cotton gin help society and America?

It actually DIDNT help society, as it only increased the amount of slaves greedy plantation owners bought. It did help economy though, with cotton being produced more frequently, textile mills of the North were able to make more products, the SOuth made more money also by selling raw cotton to the North.

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Who invented the textile mills What year What was the inventor's nationality?

This came straight out of my American History book. In 1789 Samuel Slater came to America from England. In Rhode Island Slater built factories that had spinning machines. Before long there were many textile mills in the North. This came off of Google. Samuel Slater was an English American.


How did industrialization begin in the unites states?

In 1789, Samuel Slater, a british worker, brought the secret of Britian's textile mills to North America. Slater built a machine to spin thread. In 1813, a group of Massachusetts investors built textile factories in Waltham, Massachusetts.


Who is George Alexander?

George Alexander was the president of numerous North Carolina textile mills.


What economy was the north built on?

Factories and Mills


Which industries developed in the north and in the south?

The north had factories and textile mills. The south had industrial scale cash-crop agriculture.


Why were more Americans textile mills built in the north than in the south?

Because the south produced the cotton, and all that good stuff and gave it to the north, so that the north could make the clothes and cloth.


In the early 20th century where could most of the US textile industries be found?

By the early 20th century, most of the US textile industries had moved to the south. North Carolina alone had 177 mills in 1900. Previous to this, most of the textile industries were located in the northeast.


What are the different of north and south?

The economy of the Confederate States was built for the most part on agriculture. They grew cotton, tobacco, rice and sugar cane. In the Northern States corn and wheat were the main crops. But the North was rapidly moving into the industrial age. Manufacturing came from textile mills, steel works, and mining. Coal & iron ore, were valuable assets.


Where did France build it's first North American settlements?

France built it's first North American settlement in what is now Florida.


Was the north suitable for textile manufacturing?

Because there were many sources and the population at the time was much larger than that of the south. But after the civil war and the reconstruction of the south alot of the textile mills moved the the south.Trueee but it was because the great lakes. And at the time the textile mills used the water to get power. But the water goes along with the sources but still, it was The Great Lakes.


How did NAFTA affect the textile industry?

Ratification of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) opened new markets, expanded sales, and increased production for the textile industry.


How did the cotton gin and textile mill alter the curse of relations between the notheren and southern regions of the US?

Samuel Slater brought the secret of textile mills to the north and many mills popped up in New England. Lowell, Massachusetts was the central city for textile production. Young women worked long hours in the mills. They were controlled by bells, and created a close community.Eli Whitney created the cotton gin that made it easier to clean cotton and produce it in greater quantities. Cotton became important in the textile industry and was in great demand. Growing cotton was an easy way to get rich and became important to Southern Economy.