0
The Southern plantations were connected to the Northern mills because without the Southern plantations, the Northern Factories would have no crop to turn into products. For example, cotton would be picked by the slaves on the Southern plantations, and then be brought up to the Northern factories in order to mass produce such things like clothing. This occurred especially during the time of the Industrial Revolution when factories were becoming more abundant and the deskilling of laborers was rising. Resulting from the Industrial Revolution, many people and immigrants sought factory work, and this also increased the amount of slaves that were needed. Also, such things like the Lowell Mill came about, and the Interchangeable parts flourished.
Still curious? Ask our experts.
Chat with our AI personalities
Beau
Taiga
SteveThe cotton gin exponentially sped up the production of cotton, which meant the South was able to churn out many, many times more cotton. This in turn meant that the industrialized North had a great deal more cotton to turn into clothes, bedding, and other items at their factories.
Add your answer:
Earn +20 pts
How were northern textile mills and southern cotton plantations linked What key invention deepened this connection?
jesus
How did cotton plantations help support the South's economy prior to the US Civil War?
Cotton after haveing the seeds removed and being bailed was sold to mills in both the Northern States and England. During the Civil War the south was able to raise some money in English selling bonds backed by the eventual delivery of the cotton.
Why did many Americans oppose abolishing slavery?
Because it benefited the North, They feared that the blacks would take their jobs, and also worried that the end of slavery would cut off the supply of southern cotton for northern textile mills.
Did the south have more resources then the north?
No, the resources of the South were only crops, no factories, no munitions, no mills. The South has plantations and some cattle, cotton and some timber, but nothing for help during time of war.
Why did the north want to keep slaves?
The Northern states, for the most part had outlawed slaves. Some states abolished slavery even before the US Constitution was ratified. There was a segment of people in the North that directly and indirectly benefited from the slavery in the South. Northern owned textile mills needed cheap cotton, and slaves working on Southern cotton plantations provided cheap labor and thus kept the cost of cotton lower than if free and paid farmhands worked in the cotton fields. Some Northern people, in fact many by today's standards were racists. If slavery was abolished then some former slaves might migrate to the North. Not only did racist people oppose that, but in certain labor unions they believed that any new free Black workers would drive down the pay rates of factory workers.
