The export of southern cotton was greatly responsible for the economic development of the North. In addition, the northern states profitable more from the south. Half of the southern cotton was exported to England. Cotton was used to made a lot of things in Europe, especially Great Britain. Families remained important in African American culture. Some families were separated from each other but some were still together. Slave kept close to the African culture. Even though they were taken to the new world but they never forget about their tradition, cultures and other. Finally, the invention of the cotton gin in the south really helped a lot and it provided half of the wealth for a merchant, middle-class families, and elite.
The invention of the Cotton Gin by Eli Whitney changed the South for the better. It made the South a major world trader as well as a wealthy region. It did this by increasing cotton production and slave trade in the lower U.S. Almost as soon as the Cotton Gin was developed it produced major success. It allowed Planters and Yeomen’s alike, to produce cotton as a faster rate.
This made the south a major figure in trade making them a lot of money. With the mass production that the cotton gin offered “The United states was producing more than half of the cotton growth
The cotton gin help the slaves separated the cotton from the seeds. They had factories in the North and plantations in the south. The factories allowed for trading with forgeign countries. . A telegraph is how they communicated back then..
At the turn of the 19th century America was growing both in geographical size and in the economic sector. In the South this economic expansion was created by a new “cash crop” called cotton. The southern United States had the perfect environment to grow cotton, and plenty of land
Regional difference did significantly increase between 1800 and 1848 in a couple of areas, mainly; economic difference due to different markets and focus on technological advancements, politically for each regions attempts to preserve their now differing economies, and socially in response to different markets and political views. The north and the south have always had different markets, the south has always been focused on agriculture, due to a better climate for growing, while the north hasn’t completely focused on industrial, though it 's always been more industrialized than the south. This became clear with the introduction of the factory to the north and the cotton gin to the south. The factory allowed the north to focus on making textile and clothing while the south provide them with the material, cotton that they were growing and harvesting quicker than before due to the cotton gin. The north also continued receiving road and railroads and embracing advancement in transport like steamboats, canals the telegraph, allowing them to transport goods and information quicker.
The Portrayal of Slavery in Antebellum Louisiana in Solomon Northup’s Twelve Years a Slave In his memoire Twelve Years a Slave, illegitimately enslaved Solomon Northup does not only depict his own deprivations in bondage, but also provides a deep insight into the slave trade, slaves’ working and living conditions, as well as religious beliefs of both enslaved people and their white masters in antebellum Louisiana. Northup’s narrative is a distinguished literary piece that exposes the injustice of the whole slaveholding system and its dehumanizing effect. It is not a secret that the agriculture dominated the economy of antebellum Louisiana (Louisiana: A History 183). Therefore the Southern planters needed relatively cheap workforce to cultivate
The Cotton Gin invented by Eli Whitney was a machine that was able to quickly separate cotton fibers from the seeds, this made work faster and more productive. Although this invention affected the South in many helpful ways the biggest effect of the Cotton Gin was the civil war. The Cotton Gin was a big demand in the South because cotton and agriculture were what the economy relied on. The invention needed people to work the cotton gin therefore, the South needed an abundance of slaves. The population of enslaved people was far larger in the South than in the North as seen in this map showing the distribution of the population of enslaved people in the United States, in 1861 shown on the map below (Map of Enslaved 1861).
Freedom is the power or right to act, speak, or think as one wants without hindrance or restraint. The foundation of America is freedom. Freedom from Britain. However, the freedom is limited to white males who own property. When colonists started to immigrate to America, they wanted to escape from under the rule of Britain.
It revolutionized the cotton industry by making it more profitable. A machine was now used to remove seeds from cotton rather than having to remove them by hand. This allowed more cotton to be processed quicker which made production of cotton more efficient for farmers. Prior to the invention of the cotton gin, slavery was actually dying out in the southern United States due to how labor intensive the removal of seeds from cotton had become.
The people who watched oppression rose to the test advanced by the Abolitionists. The shields of subjection included monetary viewpoints, history, religion, authenticity, social extraordinary, and even charity, to propel their disputes. Shields of enslavement battled that the sudden end to the slave economy would have had a noteworthy and executing money related impact in the South where reliance on slave work was the foundation of their economy. The cotton economy would fold. The tobacco yield would dry in the fields.
The South had very little industry. It was based off of an agrarian economy (Document B). Slaves picked cotton off the plantation and the farmers sold the cotton to make money (Document A). The Southern weren't able to keep their money without slaves working for free. Slavery was vital in the South for the economy.
The history of African American’s family structure during slavery which were every member of a family was sold to individual owners. Family structure is important to develop and cultivate in the African American culture. The tradition of hospitality in the southern African American culture implies the cultural values of the principles of the Christian faith. Everyone should show respect toward authority figures, parents, elders, and others.
Slave culture played a vital role in assisting many slaves to understand their origin and the perceptions of the majority of their people. Thus, the major components of the slave culture included music, religion, language, meals and the traditional dances of the Africa Americans. The Africans were able to restore their dignity through these activities, which encouraged them to stick together during the difficult moments. They resisted the oppression and discrimination because they believed that they were equally unique based on their cultural practices.
With the rise in the production of cotton, the south needed more slaves in order to control and to work the cotton production. This invention increased the demand for slave labor. The invention of The Cotton Gin led to a prosperity in the Southern economy creating a one-crop economy for the South. There was a pressure put on the relationship between the North and the South and their different perceptions of slavery
It negated the advancement of industry and urban areas, added to high debts, soil fatigue, and deprived the South of mechanical development. Unlike what obtained in the North, The South lacked urban centers for business, investment, and industry on a scale equivalent to those found in the North. Southern urban areas were not large since they neglected to institute or operate diversified and broadened economies. In contrast to urban areas of the North, Southern urban communities infrequently moved toward becoming handling or processing centers and southern ports seldom engaged in trade with the outside world. Their main purpose was to market, deal and transport cotton or other rural or agricultural yields, supply community farmers and ranchers or subsistence farmers with necessities such as agricultural tools and implements, and manufacture the modest number of manufactured products, such as cotton gins, required by