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Characteristics of the Antebellum South 1.Primarily agrarian. 2.Economic power shifted from the “upper South” to the “lower South.” 3.“Cotton Is King!”

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3 Characteristics of the Antebellum South 1.Primarily agrarian. 2.Economic power shifted from the “upper South” to the “lower South.” 3.“Cotton Is King!” * 1860  6 mil. bales a yr. (57% of total US exports). 4.Very slow development of industrialization. 5.Rudimentary financial system. 6.Inadequate transportation system.

4 Southern Society (1850) “Slavocracy” [plantation owners] The “Plain Folk” [white yeoman farmers] 6,000,000 Black Freemen Black Slaves 3,200,000 250,000 Total US Population  23,000,000 [9,250,000 in the South = 40%] 75% of White South

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6 Southern Agriculture

7 Southern Population

8 Slaves Using the Cotton Gin

9 Changes in Cotton Production 1820 1860

10 Southern Slave Population – As A Result

11 Value of Cotton Exports As % of All US Exports 11

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13 Slave Auction Notice, 1823

14 Slave Auction: Charleston, SC-1856

15 Slave Master Brands Slave Accoutrements Slave muzzle

16 Slave tag, SC Slave Accoutrements Slave leg irons Slave shoes

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