THE VIRGINIA DYNASTY 1801 1825
AMERICAN INDUSTRIALIZATION FACTORY SYSTEM AND MARKET REVOLUTION
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demand for slaves increases in the South
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more textile mills are established in the South
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number of European immigrants arriving at southern port cities increases
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more tobacco and food crops are cultivated on southern plantations
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Detailed explanation-1: -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. They were sold off in droves. This created a Second Middle Passage, the second largest forced migration in America’s history.
Detailed explanation-2: -The invention of the cotton gin made growing cotton more profitable, resulting in need for more workers & increasing the South’s dependence on slavery. Why was there an increased demand for cotton? The Industrial Revolution led to a growth in textiles.
Detailed explanation-3: -This astonishing increase in supply did not cause a long-term decrease in the price of cotton. The cotton boom, however, was the main cause of the increased demand for enslaved labor – the number of enslaved individuals in America grew from 700, 000 in 1790 to 4, 000, 000 in 1860.
Detailed explanation-4: -After the invention of the cotton gin, the yield of raw cotton doubled each decade after 1800. Demand was fueled by other inventions of the Industrial Revolution, such as machines to spin and weave it, and the steamboat to transport it.