Essay On Slavery Vs South Slavery

Slavery grew throughout Texas and as far North as Missouri, and in these regions they grew new crops, like sugar, hemp, and most importantly cotton. Cotton became the top source behind Southern economy. North American did not have the high status for manufacturing crops. The South contained the richest cotton in the world and would become the world’s first cotton production. Even the British demanded cotton from the United States. The South not only owned the richest cotton but also the slave force. Sothern’s would force African Americans to grow and pick cotton. The White fiber cotton made clothing. However, the cotton contained seed and some twigs between the fibers and was very difficult and time consuming to remove. This wasn’t very cost effective. A Yale graduate named Eli Whitney invented the cotton gin. Whitney’s machine would separate the seeds and twigs from the cotton fiber. It would operate much fast than trying to remove it by hand. The cotton transformed the South and slavery began to fade out. However, some planted decided to move west and around one million African American slaves played a part in this process. Some historians call this the, “Second Middle Passage”. African American’s were forced to work on cotton plantations, some were forced to migrate. The South had the best cotton in the world and was increasing at the time. However, the South used most of the land for crops and at the end it had a disadvantage to the North during the Civil War. …show more content…
Opponents of Henry Clay’s system saw risk of change in slavery and the expansion power. There had been talk of expansion of slavery in association with new states entering the union. In the Northwest there was no expectation of slavery. The Northwest Ordinance, did not allow slavery in the northern regions and viewed it as a settled