LIFE IN ANTEBELLUM AMERICA 1807 1861
SLAVERY IN AMERICA COTTON SLAVE TRADE AND THE SOUTHERN RESPONSE
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The topography of the South was similar to the conditions in Africa.
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The climate of the North was too cold for the slave population to thrive.
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Tobacco, cotton, and rice could be grown in the temperate climate of the south
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It was too hot in the South for factory work, so agriculture was the primary activity.
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Detailed explanation-1: -In general, the conditions of slavery in the northern colonies, where slaves were engaged more in nonagricultural pursuits (such as mining, maritime, and domestic work), were less severe and harsh than in the southern colonies, where most were used on plantations.
Detailed explanation-2: -Both parts of the South were agricul-tural, but the Upper South still produced tobacco, hemp, wheat, and vegetables. The Deep South was committed to cotton and, in some areas, to rice and sugarcane. The value of enslaved people increased because of their key role in producing cotton and sugar.
Detailed explanation-3: -Cotton transformed the United States, making fertile land in the Deep South, from Georgia to Texas, extraordinarily valuable. Growing more cotton meant an increased demand for slaves. Slaves in the Upper South became incredibly more valuable as commodities because of this demand for them in the Deep South.
Detailed explanation-4: -With ideal climate and available land, property owners in the southern colonies began establishing plantation farms for cash crops like rice, tobacco and sugar cane-enterprises that required increasing amounts of labor.