The Land of Cotton 7.4

Main Idea During the early 1800s, the South developed an economy based on agriculture.

Eli Whitney Whitney is a teacher and inventor. 1793: creates the cotton gin Cotton gin makes it possible to quickly separate cotton from the plant

Industrial Revolution Industrial revolution created a demand for cotton. Cotton production in the south increased. Cotton is harvested and sent to factories in the North and Europe to be made into clothes.

Slavery Slavery had existed in US since colonial times. By 1800, slavery was slowly dying out. Most whites agree that it is immoral.

Cotton Increases Slavery Cotton Gin + Industrial Revolution = Need for labor Southern farmers fill the need for cheap labor by increasing number of slaves.

Cotton Plantations Cotton plantations stretch from Virginia to Texas. Southerners become dependent on slave labor.

North v. South Industry Immigration Roads, canals, Railroads Urban Strong national government Nationalism Favored tariffs Agriculture Slavery Steamboats, Rivers Rural States’ rights Sectionalism Hated tariffs