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When was Slave Design created?
Slave Design was created on 2004-09-07.
What was the cause of slave labor increasing during the antebellum era?
The cotton gin invented by Eli Whitney. Since the demand for cotton throughout the world was enormous, the cotton gin was used by slaves to gather more cotton than they had been able to before. And due to the slaveowners' desire for profit, more slave labor was needed.
What resource was most important to the Southern slave economy in the 1800s?
cotton
What is the relationship between a vassal and serf?
a serf helped a vassal because the serf came with the vassals land and that helped him with the land and any other needs for land he was not a slave but one step above the slave
What technological development led to an increased demand for slaves in the US during the early to mid-1800s?
Eli Whitney's cotton gin was a labour saving device which made cotton a profitable commodity. Before Whitney's invention a slave (in this case mostly a woman) needed a whole day to remove the seeds from a few pounds of cotton, a task now performed in minutes. This improvement led to the growth of cotton production in the Southern States of North America, where slavery - before this development - had remained on a relatively small scale (Jefferson and Washington were considered to be the largest slave owners of the colonies, while they never had more then a few hundred slaves.)
Who picked the cotton on the plantation?
Back in the way back days, slaves did. HMMM! I was not a slave & I picked cotton on a Mississippi plantation!
How did slave's labor affect the economy?
Slave labor helped the southgrow cotton at a fast pace. This helped the economy in the south. Not just the south benefited from slaves but the north too. The south directly was helped by the slaves but indirectly helped the north too. See the more cotton that was made the more cloth produced from up north. This huge and successful era is called the industrial revolution.
Is Mississippi a free state or slave state?
Mississippi was a slave state until the end of the Civil War.
What is the invention that helped lead to the Civil War?
In 1793 Eli Whitney invented the Cotton Gin. This devise provided a mechanised way to process cotton. This allowed more cotton to be sold and increased the demand for slave labor.
Where was The Forks of the Road Slave Market in Mississippi?
It was in Natchez, Mississippi.
When was Slave Design created?
Slave Design was created on 2004-09-07.
What slave states joined the south?
Hi. Okay, to answer your question, the slave states in the south wereAlabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas and Virginia.Hope that helped!
How did the cotton gin lead to a cotton boom in the south?
It was easy to produce cotton with the cotton gin and the South was the perfect place to produce cotton
What are Disadvantages of the cotton gin?
The cotton gin allowed plantation owners to plant more cotton and process cotton faster. This meant that they needed more slave labor and that the slave population grew as a result.
Was Mississippi a slave state or a free state?
A slave state.
What were Egyptian slave clothing made of?
cotton
What are the jobs of an African slave?
Picking cotton
