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Cotton Growers 31371
Ch 8 SS
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Name who picked cotton on large plantations | Slaves picked cotton on large plantations |
| What was the source of major economic activity in the South | Cotton was a source of major economic growth activity in the South |
| In the mid-1800's, what was the major economic activity of the South | Cotton growing in the mid 1800"s was the major economic activity in the South |
| Who would be in big demand to work the cotton production in the South | Slave labor was in big demand to help with the cotton production in the South |
| What location did the South export most of the cotton to | Most of the cotton, from the South was exported to Britain |
| Name the product that was the source of economic wealth in the South | Cotton was the source of economic wealth in the South |
| How many pounds of cotton could one worker clean in one day, with the cotton gin | One worker could clean 50 pounds of cotton in a day with the Cotton Gin |
| What was the Cotton Gin used for | The cotton gin was used to separate the cotton fibers from seeds |
| Name the foreign country where the South eported most of the cotton | The South exported most of the cotton to Great Britian |
| How did the Southern Farmer increase their money with cotton crops | The Southern Farmers increased their money with cotton crops by buying more slaves to do more work |
| In 1850's, What did Britain create with the raw Cotton fibers sent by a South Carolina farmer | A factory in Boston would make thread with the raw cotton fibers sent by a SC farmer |
| What percent of the cotton came to Britain from the Southern states by 1850 | 80% of the cotton was sent to Britain by the South, by 1850 |
| Why did the Southern farmers not want to free the slaves that picked cotton for them | Cotton farming would not be as lucrative(lu-cra-tive) without the slaves, so they did not want to free them |
| Why did the British not support the South during the Civil War | The British were not supported to the South during the Civil War because they were opposed to slavery |
| Before factories in the Northeast could manufacture cloth from cotton, where was most of the cotton processed | Most of the cotton was processed in Great Britain before the Northeast built manufactures |
| Why did the US relied on Britain to manufacture their raw cotton into cloth before 1790 | American did have enough factories to make cloth so they relied on Britian |
| Who invented the Cotton Gin | Eli Whitney invented the cotton gin |
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