Slaves were expensive and cotton was a very hard crop to raise and maintaine. If a harvest of cotton failed it would negativiley impant the Souths economy.
Cotton production could not have been done profitably without slavery.
many couldnt afford slaves, it was a one-crop system meaning that if cotton failed, the south would be completely broke, and it hurt the land and soil, so the plantation owners were constantly finding new ground. also slaves would damage their property and steal from them, taking money away from their plantation.
Cotton gin. Cotton gin made cotton production more profitable.
Large plantation owners
The cotton gin was a significant factor in the rise of slavery. Owners needed more slaves to keep up with the production of cotton.
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Cotton production could not have been done profitably without slavery.
Slavery played a significant role in the production of cotton in the United States before the Civil War. Enslaved people were forced to work on cotton plantations, which formed the backbone of the Southern economy. The profitability of cotton production relied heavily on the labor of enslaved individuals, leading to the growth of the slave trade and the expansion of slavery in the South.
The cotton gin.
many couldnt afford slaves, it was a one-crop system meaning that if cotton failed, the south would be completely broke, and it hurt the land and soil, so the plantation owners were constantly finding new ground. also slaves would damage their property and steal from them, taking money away from their plantation.
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Cotton gin. Cotton gin made cotton production more profitable.
Large plantation owners
The cotton-gin. It vastly expanded the production and export of cotton, and made slavery seem like an essential element in American prosperity.
The cotton gin was a significant factor in the rise of slavery. Owners needed more slaves to keep up with the production of cotton.
who profited most from the union of slavery and cotton production
Demand for more labor which was met by a renewed growth of slavery.