Part 1 1791: 4,000 bales of cotton are produced 1849: 2, 246, 900 bales of cotton are produced 6 cents a lb. to 14 cents in 1857 Expanded into Arkansas.
The South and the Slavery Controversy Chapter 16.
5. SOUTHERN SLAVERY THE PECULIAR INSTITUTION Prior to 1791 slavery was not profitable Cotton Gin----Eli Whitney---1791 South relied on cotton and.
The Road to Civil War 1787-1861 Constitutional Convention No mention of “slavery” 3/5 Comp No abolition of slave trade until 1808.
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