Kayla Gildore
Mrs. Hollowell
APUSH 3
8 December 2016
Ch 16 essential questions
Questions
Notes
Cotton-based society and economy
The South was a cotton-based society. Many plantations were located in the South and cotton was their most common cash crop. This cash crop made their society also a cotton-based economy. Because of this cash crop, cotton, slave labor increased to pick cotton and have it separated by the cotton gin. The South’s economy relied on cash crops, especially cotton.
Life of an average white farmer
The life of an average white farmer was to maintain the wheat fields and take care of the livestock such as pigs. Most white farmers lived in the West and were known as pioneers. The average white farmer owned slaves.
Black life in the North and South
In the North, slavery was considered illegal. Most African Americans in the North were free. In the South, life for African …show more content…
The invention of Eli Whitney’s cotton gin allowed the production of cotton to become more faster and efficient. The cotton gin separated the sticky seeds from the cotton faster than slaves could. This affected the institution of slavery because it allowed this source of labor to be used in other areas.
How did the North profit from the southern slavery?
The North profited from the South’s slavery because what the South produced was then shipped to the North where the North then produced manufactured goods from the cash crops provided from the South. The North made money off of the South’s goods by selling them to other countries.
What were the weaknesses of a one-crop economy?
The weaknesses of a one-crop economy was that the economy would rely on the production of that one crop. If that crop was produced too much, the crop’s price would go down because of supply and demand. If that crop wasn’t produced as much, the economy decline.
Why did so few immigrants move to the South? And what was the
Mrs. Hollowell
APUSH 3
8 December 2016
Ch 16 essential questions
Questions
Notes
Cotton-based society and economy
The South was a cotton-based society. Many plantations were located in the South and cotton was their most common cash crop. This cash crop made their society also a cotton-based economy. Because of this cash crop, cotton, slave labor increased to pick cotton and have it separated by the cotton gin. The South’s economy relied on cash crops, especially cotton.
Life of an average white farmer
The life of an average white farmer was to maintain the wheat fields and take care of the livestock such as pigs. Most white farmers lived in the West and were known as pioneers. The average white farmer owned slaves.
Black life in the North and South
In the North, slavery was considered illegal. Most African Americans in the North were free. In the South, life for African …show more content…
The invention of Eli Whitney’s cotton gin allowed the production of cotton to become more faster and efficient. The cotton gin separated the sticky seeds from the cotton faster than slaves could. This affected the institution of slavery because it allowed this source of labor to be used in other areas.
How did the North profit from the southern slavery?
The North profited from the South’s slavery because what the South produced was then shipped to the North where the North then produced manufactured goods from the cash crops provided from the South. The North made money off of the South’s goods by selling them to other countries.
What were the weaknesses of a one-crop economy?
The weaknesses of a one-crop economy was that the economy would rely on the production of that one crop. If that crop was produced too much, the crop’s price would go down because of supply and demand. If that crop wasn’t produced as much, the economy decline.
Why did so few immigrants move to the South? And what was the