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As the US Civil War unfolded, cotton plantations had spread from South Carolina. The movement from this state took a westward and southern direction with Georgia, northern Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana and Texas becoming large cotton plantation states.
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What is the difference between southern cities and plantations?
(Most) Southern cities don't enslave black people to pick cotton while on plantations they do.
Where were most of the early plantations located?
Most of the early plantations in the Americas were located in areas with fertile soil and a warm climate suitable for cash crops such as sugar, tobacco, and cotton. This included regions like the southern United States, the Caribbean, and parts of Central and South America.
What region was slavery most prevalent in and why?
Slavery was most prevalent in the southern states of the United States due to the labor-intensive agricultural practices, particularly in cotton plantations. The region's economy relied heavily on slave labor to maintain the profitability of crops like cotton, tobacco, and sugar cane. This contributed to the spread and perpetuation of the institution of slavery in the southern region.
Why did the southern colonies have the most slaves?
BEcause thats where the cash crops were. Slaves were needed in the south to work on plantations and pick cotton
In the Americas most African slaves were sold to work .?
They worked in southern plantation states.
What was the main industry of the Southern economy?
The main industry in the Southern States was farming. The most prevalent crops were cotton and tobacco. The Southern States, before the Civil War, sold these crops to the Northern States and in European markets.
What did tobacco plantations have that cotton plantations didnt?
When you plant upland cotton, which is what most of the cotton plantations had, it destroys the topsoil. Tobacco plantations didn't destroy the land. The whole reason that they expanded westward was because they needed more soil to plant cotton on, because the soil they had was ruined.
Where were most of the plantations?
Most plantations in the United States were concentrated in the southern states, particularly in areas like Virginia, the Carolinas, Georgia, Alabama, and Mississippi. These regions had the favorable climate and fertile soil necessary for cash crops such as cotton, tobacco, sugar, and rice. The plantation system relied heavily on enslaved labor, which was a fundamental aspect of the economy and society in the South before the Civil War.
Where did most slaves live?
southern plantations
Which southern state has the most plantations?
Louisaana
What crop is most responsible to the early growth of slavery?
The crop most responsible for the early growth of slavery in the United States was tobacco. The demand for tobacco in Europe and the Americas led to the expansion of plantations in the Southern colonies, which were heavily reliant on enslaved labor for cultivation.
How were plantations in the southern colonies differents from small farms?
Southern colonies had rich soil and warm climate
