If you were to control a business how would you organize your way of doing things? For today’s story we will be talking about the rise of an industry. As well as its impacts that were made after the rise of king cotton, and how it impacts the world after it.
To begin with, in the 1800’s cotton was in high demand and textiles was rapidly expanding. “[In order] to keep up with the new speed of production, the manufactures needed more and more cotton (South Carolina Journey, pg. 118)”. Many thought that cotton was a logical choice to have a successful cash crop and indigo was displace. In the meantime farms also wanted to grow cotton to export. Short staple cotton can grow anywhere (including off the coast) but it was hard to produce. It needed …show more content…
Later on, in 1793 Eli Whitney he designed a new type of cotton gin. While seeing the worker’s hand movement, he invented a machine that could clean 50 pounds a day instead of 1 pound per day. Then, within a year a huge profit was made south carolina quickly became a leading producer and was later on known as “King” of cotton. The new cotton gin immediate interested small farmers to make a profit. Cotton quickly spread small farmers had obtained wealth and status by investing cotton and slaves. While achieving this it helped unite tensions between lower country and upcountry. “[Both[ regions [later on] bec[ame] more similar than different (South Carolina Journey, pg. 119)”.
To be continued, the impact of the rise of “King cotton” on society. Let's start with slavery during the rise of “King Cotton”, the cotton gin and all that came with it only made life miserable for enslave people. Some treated their slaves with cruelty, but not all of them were cruel, some treated their slaves relatively well, though they consider them property and viewed them with paternalism. Which is practiced as a father-like-control over them based on the …show more content…
In the plantations slavery spread into two different systems of the work. First of all, “task system” was a common on rice and sea island cotton plantation. Under this task once the day’s tasks were completed, slaves had the rest of the day to rest, help others, or plant and work small plots of land for themselves. The task system allowed a measure of independence for each slave’s work day. On the other hand, cotton planters in the upcountry used the “gang system,” where slaves worked from dawn to dusk. The gang system was harsher than the task system because slaves were under the constant supervision of an overseer or slave driver. Since labor was the center of a plantation life, the relationship between masters and slaves was also at the center of their life’s. The master controls his power over the slaves, but sometimes there were conditions where the slave could negotiate or resist. This kind of interaction depended on the planter and the sometimes, and it could change often. Some were highly skilled, they were able to get their freedom. If a slave’s skill and talents were recognized, slaves were able to earn his/her own money. Sometimes this occurred with the owner’s approval. Some slaves saved enough money and managed to buy their freedom, and even the freedom of loved ones. In the meantime, in the slave quarters slaves created communities. As said above,
To begin with, in the 1800’s cotton was in high demand and textiles was rapidly expanding. “[In order] to keep up with the new speed of production, the manufactures needed more and more cotton (South Carolina Journey, pg. 118)”. Many thought that cotton was a logical choice to have a successful cash crop and indigo was displace. In the meantime farms also wanted to grow cotton to export. Short staple cotton can grow anywhere (including off the coast) but it was hard to produce. It needed …show more content…
Later on, in 1793 Eli Whitney he designed a new type of cotton gin. While seeing the worker’s hand movement, he invented a machine that could clean 50 pounds a day instead of 1 pound per day. Then, within a year a huge profit was made south carolina quickly became a leading producer and was later on known as “King” of cotton. The new cotton gin immediate interested small farmers to make a profit. Cotton quickly spread small farmers had obtained wealth and status by investing cotton and slaves. While achieving this it helped unite tensions between lower country and upcountry. “[Both[ regions [later on] bec[ame] more similar than different (South Carolina Journey, pg. 119)”.
To be continued, the impact of the rise of “King cotton” on society. Let's start with slavery during the rise of “King Cotton”, the cotton gin and all that came with it only made life miserable for enslave people. Some treated their slaves with cruelty, but not all of them were cruel, some treated their slaves relatively well, though they consider them property and viewed them with paternalism. Which is practiced as a father-like-control over them based on the …show more content…
In the plantations slavery spread into two different systems of the work. First of all, “task system” was a common on rice and sea island cotton plantation. Under this task once the day’s tasks were completed, slaves had the rest of the day to rest, help others, or plant and work small plots of land for themselves. The task system allowed a measure of independence for each slave’s work day. On the other hand, cotton planters in the upcountry used the “gang system,” where slaves worked from dawn to dusk. The gang system was harsher than the task system because slaves were under the constant supervision of an overseer or slave driver. Since labor was the center of a plantation life, the relationship between masters and slaves was also at the center of their life’s. The master controls his power over the slaves, but sometimes there were conditions where the slave could negotiate or resist. This kind of interaction depended on the planter and the sometimes, and it could change often. Some were highly skilled, they were able to get their freedom. If a slave’s skill and talents were recognized, slaves were able to earn his/her own money. Sometimes this occurred with the owner’s approval. Some slaves saved enough money and managed to buy their freedom, and even the freedom of loved ones. In the meantime, in the slave quarters slaves created communities. As said above,