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What was the number on one cash crop?
In the south it was cotton. Millions of bales of cotton were produced.
Why were many northern abolitionists against how cotton was produced in the south?
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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.
How was cotton important to the south's relationships with other nations?
As the US cotton industry developed, other countries became more dependent on cotton produced in the American South. The power of cotton allowed the Confederacy to employ cotton diplomacy as its foundation for foreign relations during the Civil War.Cotton was a highly desirable commodity. Until the South became a major cotton producer, Egypt was the main cotton producing country. Cotton was expensive in Europe until the South gained the ability to produce it cheaply. This allowed them to develop trade relationships with other countries. Southern cotton allowed cotton to be affordable to other classes besides the wealthy in Europe.
Why did northern workers oppose the abolition of slaverys?
Northern workers opposed the abolition of slavery because they liked the cotton that was produced in the south. For those that did not oppose, and help free the slaves, many of them were Quakers that felt the light of God was in everybody.
