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Why were slaves owned by rich slave owning southerners?
Because the big slave owners usually were the owners of big cotton farms, which was the major - almost the only - export product of the Southern US States. Picking cotton at the time was a very labour-intensive job because it had to be done by hand before the invention of the cotton mill. Slaves were of course cheap labour, which was important to their owners as they had to compete against other low cost cotton-producing countries such as India and Egypt.
What was one reason some northern workers opposed the antislavery movement?
The northern workers worked in big factories and were interested in the mass production of cotton that the slaves did in the south. The workers needed the cotton from the south to keep their factories going. Therefore, they essentially needed slaves to keep their jobs.
Why were slaves sent to the Americans?
At one point in time the cotton industry was really big and so white Americans all wanted a part of it. To produce cotton you needed to own a plantation and have workers to pick the cotton. Most of the plantation owners did not want to pay their workers and since it wasn't illegal they thought it easier just to "buy" slaves to do the work for them.
How was cotton gathered on slave plantations?
At the beginning of the 19th century, cotton plantations dominated the agriculture of the Deep South. The invention of the cotton gin by Eli Whitney fostered a more efficient way to harvest cotton. The invention removed seeds from the cotton plants which previously was done inefficiently by hand by slaves on the cotton plantations. The seeding of the cotton was still done by hand, however. The cotton gin would help gather the cotton plants' seeds. The cotton was planted in deep seeding patches anywhere from three to six feet apart. Cotton seeds were planted in April and were ready for harvest as soon as June.
Why was slavery More in the south than the notth?
The South had its one big commodity, cotton. And the cotton trade depended on slave-labour. The North was becoming rapidly industrialised, and factory-bosses couldn't use slaves. They depended on the free movement of skilled labour.
Where did the slaves used to work?
Slaves used to work on cotton fields or big plantations and some used to work in their masters house as cooks and maids.
Why did cotton gin create a greater demand for slaves?
more cotton plantations were needed just took this on apex
What team led the Big Ten in sacks in 2011?
Purdue with 33 sacks
What were some of the industry in the south during 1800?
Well, there was the cotton industry. The cotton industry was big back in the 1800's. Planters were people that owned at least 20 slaves. They would be wealth families that were called "cottonocracy". Cottonocracy is a mix between cotton and aristocracy. There were two kinds of slaves, the field slaves, and the house slaves. While house slaves were still had a lower class than that of the lowest class white man compared to the field slaves they were like royalty. Back then field slaves were expected to 12 to 16 hours a day, but for some of the slaves owners that still wasn't enough.
Why were slaves owned by rich slave owning southerners?
Because the big slave owners usually were the owners of big cotton farms, which was the major - almost the only - export product of the Southern US States. Picking cotton at the time was a very labour-intensive job because it had to be done by hand before the invention of the cotton mill. Slaves were of course cheap labour, which was important to their owners as they had to compete against other low cost cotton-producing countries such as India and Egypt.
What was one reason some northern workers opposed the antislavery movement?
The northern workers worked in big factories and were interested in the mass production of cotton that the slaves did in the south. The workers needed the cotton from the south to keep their factories going. Therefore, they essentially needed slaves to keep their jobs.
Why were slaves sent to the Americans?
At one point in time the cotton industry was really big and so white Americans all wanted a part of it. To produce cotton you needed to own a plantation and have workers to pick the cotton. Most of the plantation owners did not want to pay their workers and since it wasn't illegal they thought it easier just to "buy" slaves to do the work for them.
Conditions on cotton plantations?
During the 1800s, conditions on cotton plantations were typically not great for slaves. The owner would live in a big manor, while the slaves usually lived in shacks. Also, disease could spread very easily in slave quarters, so it was not a very safe place to live.
How did maria Cristina formed?
By sucking my big O ball sacks
What caused the creation of a Muslim empire in India?
big ball sacks....
What did slaves make?
Um... everything. Whatever their Master tells them to do. But most slaves were agricultural workers, working on vast plantations of cotton, tobacco, and sugarcane in the Caribbean and along the East Coast of NA. They died by the scores but were usually easily replaced. Pritty much anything
How was cotton gathered on slave plantations?
At the beginning of the 19th century, cotton plantations dominated the agriculture of the Deep South. The invention of the cotton gin by Eli Whitney fostered a more efficient way to harvest cotton. The invention removed seeds from the cotton plants which previously was done inefficiently by hand by slaves on the cotton plantations. The seeding of the cotton was still done by hand, however. The cotton gin would help gather the cotton plants' seeds. The cotton was planted in deep seeding patches anywhere from three to six feet apart. Cotton seeds were planted in April and were ready for harvest as soon as June.
