Ch.14 Flashcards
what did the cotton gin make the South’s economy
a one-crop economy
what was south’s main focus
agriculture
what was the North’s main focus
manufacturing
What were the major southern crops before cotton was the main one people grew
indigo, tobacco, rice
who made and pattened the cotton gin in 1793
Eli Whitney
large scale farmers who heald more than 20 slaves
planters
time where farmers grew little else other than cotton
cotton boom
what opened up more land for cotton farmers
removing of native americans
area from Virginia to texas where cotton became very popular
cotton belt
what did the economic boom from the cotton boom cause(3)
attracted new settlers, built up wealth among white Southerners, and firmly established slavery in the south
what was a major disadvantage of growing cotton
used up the nutrients in the soil fastly
farmers developed stronger cotton through _________
cross-breeding
what did planter use instead of payed workers
enslaved african americans
what country became the south; ‘s most important foreign trade partner
Great Britian
increased trade led to the developmt of port cities such as _____, _____, ______, (3)
Charleston, Savannah, and New Orleans
crop brokers who managed the cotton trade
factors
what was the primary food crop
corn
tobacco production increased when _________
slave developed a new drying process
when and where was the first steam-powered sawmill
Louisianna 1803
one of the nations most productive iron works
Tredegar Iron Works
what were the four main groups of southern society
planters, slaves, freed African Americans yeomen
small farmers
yeomen
who completed much of the works on farms and in cities
slaves
how many freed african americans lived in the south by 1860
250,000
