Increased Cotton Production In 1800-1860s Case Study

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The factors that influenced the increased cotton production in 1800-1860s was resources, demand, and technology.

The cotton production grew because of three main resources. Land resources increased because the number of farms in America from 1850-1860 increased about 25%. Texas had 30,693 increase in cotton farms. Planters had to move to the west due to the worn out soil. This led to the increase of cotton production. The number of farms increased which led to an increase of slaves, causing the human resources and labor to go up. From the year 1790-1860 total percent of 466.7% increase in slaves being used in farms of the United States. Capital Resources were increased in America from the increased profits of cotton. The increase of

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