the invention of cotton gin by Eil Whitney in 1793
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The invention of the cotton gin in 1793 played a pivotal role in shaping the antebellum South. This innovation significantly increased cotton production, leading to an economic boom that solidified the plantation system and entrenched slavery as an institution. The demand for cotton also intensified the reliance on enslaved labor, contributing to social and political tensions that would ultimately culminate in the Civil War. Thus, the cotton gin not only transformed agricultural practices but also deepened divisions in American society.
The 2 main cash crops during the Antebellum period were cotton and rice.
Antebellum Era
As a economic issue
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Savannah was the capital of Georgia during antebellum period.
The invention of the cotton gin in 1793 played a pivotal role in shaping the antebellum South. This innovation significantly increased cotton production, leading to an economic boom that solidified the plantation system and entrenched slavery as an institution. The demand for cotton also intensified the reliance on enslaved labor, contributing to social and political tensions that would ultimately culminate in the Civil War. Thus, the cotton gin not only transformed agricultural practices but also deepened divisions in American society.
The 2 main cash crops during the Antebellum period were cotton and rice.
Tobacco
they just did
Malaria
Antebellum Era
Railroads
Textiles
As a economic issue
in the 1860's there was 1253 blacks in the south