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Cotton became the preferred crop after the invention of the Cotton Gin by Eli Whitney. This enabled the previously manual task of removing the seeds to be automated and each laborer could process almost 50X more than was previously possible. The south had ample land and a climate suitable for Cotton cultivation on a mass scale (England and Europe didn't and became the primary buyers)...additional laborers (slaves) were needed to address this large scale farming and the Cotton Gin made each slaves 50X more valuable than before as they could process 50X more cotton.
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How did landowners explain that owning slaves was all right?
Landowners justified owning slaves by claiming that it was necessary for the economy and their way of life. They argued that slaves were inferior and in need of their guidance, and that it was their duty to provide for and protect them. They also used religious and philosophical arguments to support the idea that slavery was justified and natural.
What did the Spanish need slaves for?
The Spanish needed slaves for labor in industries such as agriculture, mining, and construction. Slaves were also used to support the growing economy of the Spanish colonies by providing cheap and abundant workforce.
Why might slaves not resist?
Slaves do not like it when someone disrespects their family, religion, themselves or anything that they like. They too are humans like us who need an equal position and status in the society. However, nowadays people are becoming increasingly selfish and so are slaves. They cheat people and display such a rustic nature that one may get offended.
How did Southern slave owners defend slavery?
Southern slave owners defended slavery, by stating that slavery had existed throughout history and was the natural state of mankind. Defenders of slavery argued that the institution was divine, and a good thing for the enslaved. They also noted that in the Bible, Abraham had slaves.
Why was there need for slaves?
There wasn't.My versionSince the first city state the prosperity of the rich has depended on cheap and dependable labour. In the early days of the USA for example, the use of slaves lowered the cost of farming to the point that the landholders could make a profit.People who did not own slaves could not financially compete and thus could not become more wealthy.So the need was driven by the financial need to make a profit.UNTIL the whole economy had to stop the use of slaves at once, the fact that it was legal and your business would not be viable made the "NEED". Once everyone can not own slaves then the NEED goes away.
Who started freeing slaves?
The upper southern states were the first to start freeing slaves. The northern states were already free states and didn't need to free any slaves.
Slave trade and its importance to the south?
southern states best crops were labor intensive and people who owned farms could not do it alone leaving a great need for slaves
What is the northern states say what caused the civil war?
The Southern states wanted slaves because they had big plantations so they need lots of workers. And the Northern states wanted the opposite of that.
Did slavery exist in all of the thirteen colonies?
No. By the mid 1700's slavery had been outlawed in several northeastern states. Yet, the Black citizens did not escape discrimination in those states. The southern states because of the need for slaves due to crop production held the largest population of slaves. Yes, they were.
Why did southern states feel like they needed slavery but northern states did not feel that they needed to own slaves?
The south was agriculturally heavy, so they needed someone to do the hard work. The north was focused much more on industrial type jobs, which did not need slaves.
Did all Ancient Greek city states allow slaves?
No. Not all Ancient greek city states allow slaves b/c the laws are different and some rich people don't need slaves or don't have the money to afford one
What did the southern states believe?
They believed that it was their right to own slaves. It was the key thing for their economy to continue as slaves worked in cotton which was a main source of income as well as other agriculture. It had always worked like this so they saw no need for change
Why did people need slaves?
They needed slaves to work on the big plantations.
Why did people need slaves at the cape?
they need slaves cuz the plantation owners which were the whites did not want to work.
Why did our original 13 states chose confederacy?
Because they were agricultural, and they needed the slaves to make money. So to them, no money equals no slaves. As for the northern states, they didn't need and didn't like slaves.
The immediate effect of the American Revolution upon slavery was that?
Northern States Moved toward Emancipation of their slave and most southern states resticted the importation of salves.. -Sirchain *I am not sure what the correct answer is, but i felt the need to inform anyone reading this answer that it is wrong; Southern states made no moves to restrict the importation of slaves and the Northern States did not see slavery as a major issue at this point in history. -Sephcmc
What allowed slavery to spread across the south?
The first slave arrived in the colonies in 1609 and it was a progression towards slavery as the need for workers rose and indentured servants didn't work. The invention of the cotton gin added to the plantation owners need for more slaves. The number of cotton bales related directly to the population of slaves. By 1861 there were 4 million slaves in the southern states.
