Final MGMT 1035: Week 10 Flashcards
Cotton and Textiles
How can the manufacture of a t-shirt be controversial?
due to how cheap it was, not leading to profits and
Why was Europe not ideal for growing cotton?
climate, instead, they used wool, leather, and linen
How did silk and cotton make its way to the west?
through war and trade
How did Herodotus, Greek Historian, describe cotton?
“a wool exceeding in beauty and goodness that of sheep.”
Who invaded India for their cotton and basically stole it?
Alexander the Great
How did cotton make its way into Europe?
Silk Road
What was Columbus’s encounter with cotton in the Bahamas?
He was impressed by the vibrant colours and looted a large quantity of the cloth to take back to Spain.
Why was cotton more common in Europe?
comfortable, cheap, and stands up to washes
(It is inexpensive comparable to wool goods)
Where was cotton originally grown in America?
Florida by the Spanish and later in Virginia
How did cotton and tobacco influence the expansion of slavery in Virginia?
- In Virginia, cotton expanded the existing slave economy built on tobacco.
Both cotton and tobacco required a large, inexpensive workforce to produce.
Who introduced an extensive program of slavery?
The British; solidifying the notion that a cotton economy could not exist without slavery.
Who was the source of more than half of Britains cotton?
India, 95%
What did India want in exchange of their dyed cotton?
Gold
Which companies actions changed the nature of the cotton business in India?
East India Company -> example of mercantilism and colonial systems can do to colonial economies
Who had the the secrets of dying cotton? (advanced cotton business)
India
