1. Life in the South
Southern Economy

2. Southern Economy 18th Century Heavily agricultural based economy
Grown cash crops of Indigo, Rice, and Tobacco
Dependent on slave labor to produce these crops
As century progresses the demand for tobacco drops

3. Southern Economy Effects of decreased demand for cash crops
Cash crop prices go down (so do farm profits)
Demand for slaves goes down

4. Southern Economy
Many people believe that slavery is beginning to die out

5. Effects of Industrial Revolution on South
19th Century demand for cotton steadily increases
Why did this happen?

6. Effects of Industrial Revolution on the South
Eli Whitney
From Massachusetts
Tries to cut needs for slaves
Invents the cotton gin

7. Effects of Industrial Revolution on the South
Intended effects of Cotton Gin
Seeds easier to remove from Short Staple
Short Staple Cotton becomes profitable
Cotton can now be grown throughout much of the South
Now grown in Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Arkansas, Texas, Tennessee, Kentucky, and Missouri.

8. Effects of Industrial Revolution on the South
Unintended effects of Cotton Gin
Increased demand for slaves to grow cotton
Work being done by slaves more difficult
Value of land in west increases

9. Effects of Industrial Revolution on the South
The South has become “The Cotton Kingdom”
Advantages of Cotton
Easy to grow
Could be stored a long time
Cheap to market
Light to ship

10. Effects of the Industrial Revolution on the South
Steam Boat
Makes it easier to ship cash crops up and down rivers
Cuts shipping cost and increases profits

11. Effects of Industrial Revolution on the South
Scientific Agriculture
Use fertilizers and crop rotation to
Increase crop production
Protect Soil
James D. B. DuBow
Encourages Southerners to diversify their economy
Define Diversify-

12. Effects of Industrial Revolution on the South
Southern Factories
Jean Etienne Bore
Developed a new process to granulated sugar
Especially important in Louisiana
Joseph R. Anderson
Tredegar Iron Works
Produce iron for boilers, bridges, cannon, locomoties, steam engines, etc.
Very few factories because of ability to earn money through farming