King Cotton Notes
____________________ invention of the Cotton Gin helps to _________________ cotton production
Proof that Cotton is KING in the South
1. $ coming into the South By 1850 the South exported 3/5 of all US exports
By 1850 – The US grew ¾ of all the worlds cotton
1820’s = South earned $ 20 million from cotton 1830’s = South earned $200 million from cotton
All this cotton led to a… 2. Demand for _______________ slaves
Between 1795 and ,000 slaves were imported from Africa The average price of a slave increases from $300 to $1000 By in 3 southerners is a slave In 1790 there were 6 slave states, by 1860 there are 15 (plantations and slavery are spreading)