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How was the north economy different from the south?
The North had many factories and producing clothes etc. The South was slaves working on plantations growing cash crops like tobacco and cotton.
How did Eli whiteys invention change lives?
it changed peoples lives because now you would have less slaves picking cotton and you can do it much more faster But in the south people wanted more slaves so they can do it fast to
What was the most important crop grown in the south?
In the south they were known for growing tobacco and cotton.
What was wealth based on in the South?
Land and Slaves ***** And cotton.
What invention led to a huge increase in the number of slaves in the South?
The cotton gin led to a huge increase in the number of slaves in the South. This happened because the cotton gin caused more cotton to be produced.
What effect did the invention of cotton gin have in the south?
The South became the cotton producing part of the country because of the cotton gin. Promoted "cotton-picking" by slaves, and therefore, promoted slavery.
How is cotton picked?
Cotton is currently picked by machine. They used to have slaves pick the cotton in the south by hand. You seem to have forgotton the people (both white & black) that picked cotton after the slaves & before the cotton picking machines.
Why did the plantation system come to play such an important role in the Southern economy?
The overwhelming majority of slaves were field hands, picking cotton and planting and harvesting rice, tobacco, and sugar cane. The occupational distribution of slaves reflected the nature of the economy and society of the South.
Why did the plantation system come to play an important role in the southern economy?
The overwhelming majority of slaves were field hands, picking cotton and planting and harvesting rice, tobacco, and sugar cane. The occupational distribution of slaves reflected the nature of the economy and society of the South.
What did a majority of slaves in the South grow during the 19th century?
Cotton! That was the most important but there was also tobacco, rice, and indigo
Why were slaves crucial to the south's economy?
To provide much needed labor to farm the lands for cotton and tobacco - to supply the British Empire.
What did most slaves in colonial South Carolina and georgia work?
S.C. was the state most likely to have farms wealthy enough to afford slaves.
How was the north different from south?
The North had many factories and producing clothes etc. The South was slaves working on plantations growing cash crops like tobacco and cotton.
How was the north economy different from the south?
The North had many factories and producing clothes etc. The South was slaves working on plantations growing cash crops like tobacco and cotton.
What was the south main income?
Cotton and tobacco
Slaves enabled southern plantation owners to obtain wealth by growing what?
The main thing that was grown in the South was cotton because it was worth a lot of money. Also tobacco was sold right after it was grown.
Is cotton-picking used as a racial slur?
No - the Southern adjective "cotton-picking" is just used as emphasis, as in "wait just a cotton-picking minute!" Everyone in the South picked cotton when it was time to sell it, not just black people.
