RECONSTRUCTION 1865 1877
RECONSTRUCTIONS EFFECTS ON AFRICAN AMERICANS
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Question
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cotton gins.
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plantations.
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enslaved labor.
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cotton with another cash crop.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Most favoured by slave owners were commercial crops such as olives, grapes, sugar, cotton, tobacco, coffee, and certain forms of rice that demanded intense labour to plant, considerable tending throughout the growing season, and significant labour for harvesting.
Detailed explanation-2: -Slavery, as predominantly practiced in the South during the mid 1800’s, aided in the growth of the North’s industrialization and wealth. Cotton grown in the South was sent to Northern factories who in turn made cotton products. These products were shipped from Northern ports to other ports around the world.
Detailed explanation-3: -After the Civil War, former slaves sought jobs, and planters sought laborers. The absence of cash or an independent credit system led to the creation of sharecropping.