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What demand for slave labor rise in the south?
Slaves were used in all sorts of occupations in the South, including every sort of agriculture, but the principal driver was cotton farming, especially after the invention of the cotton gin.
Why did the south use slave labor?
The south used slave labor because the land was nice and lush. which means in needs croped and harvested extra help was needed.
Why did the south depend on slave labor?
because unlike the North the south didn't have the right economic system for it to have factories. The South was not industrialized like the North was, therefor it had slaves. also it had large plantations of cotton and other plants, that farmers couldn't harvest alone so they used slaves.
What American colonies relied on slavery the most?
The colonies in which there was much land work to be done in order to keep a steady income. This meant that people (usually white males) who owned large farms and needed cheap labor would hire slaves in order to fill their needs for production.
What describes the Lowell system in the early nineteenth century New England?
The Lowell system was a labor model used in New England at the start of the industrial revolution. It centralized all the production of cotton into one building to increase control on the quality of the product. This system however proved to be unable to keep up with the cotton industry and was later deemed unprofitable
