Heartland of the Cotton Kingdom
Who invented the cotton gin?
Eli Whitney
Most important aspects of slaves
Family, and religion/
Owned fifty or more slaves
Large planters
First origin of slavery was in…
Egypt
Greece
Rome
Farmed 200 to 500 acres of land
Small planters
lived in slave quarters…
Town
favored expansion into the western territories
Farmers
Cooks, housekeepers, butlers, drivers, travel companion
House
This seed made Mississippi the leading cotton producing state
Mexican-Petit Gulf seed
what does slave codes mean
State laws regulating slavery