Why was cotton important to the south during the civil war?

Answer 1

With the production of the Cotton gin cotton production grew. The reason being that with the cotton Gin work for many slaves became work for one. Reducing the amount of people needed to pluck cotton, they had more slaves to put on other cotton gins. The faster and easier work for the slaves made cotton production to boom.

Answer 2

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Answer 3

Withheld it from export, to remind the markets how dependent they were on it.

That was a mistake, as there happened to be a glut of cotton on the market, and meanwhile they had missed the opportunity to exchange cotton for war supplies in the early period when the Northern blockade had not yet become effective.

Answer 4

The South had all its eggs in one basket.

Cotton accounted for over half the exports of the USA. But the South did not have any other big industries and virtually no manufacturing capacity.

Answer 5

mostly in the southern states large plantations.

Answer 6

It was important because it allowed for the cotton to be picked at a much faster rate than if done by hand. This in turn raised the demand for slavery as the cotton industry expanded.

Answer 7

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