Development of Agrarian Economy
The Cotton Gin was.
What reduced the time it took to separate the cotton seeds from the fiber?
The 4 main groups of people in the Antebellum South?
Who were, The Wealthy, Yeoman farmers, poor whites, and slaves.
Why did cotton become so important to the Southern economy?
What was, in terms of money cotton was one of the biggest producing crops in the south in the 1800s
What does Antebellum mean and why was it associated with the South?
Antebellum means “before the war” when people say antebellum south they mean the southern after war of 1812
All cotton producing states, top 3 included
What was, all Southern states produced cotton, the top 3 were Georgia, Alabama, and Mississippi?
how slavery divided the country during the early 1800s. Which region believed slavery was crucial, which did not.
What was, south believed slavery was crucial; they needed slaves to do work. North thought it was inhumane and that they shouldn't be treated like dogs.
How did Memphis became a center for cotton and slave trade.
What was, the ground was very fertile and flat, The Mississippi River ran right through the area They used it for trade, and transportation