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Do Now #2: Look at the tags
on your clothes and write
down how many articles of
clothing contain cotton.
Objectives: Students will be able to...(1)
explain the importance of cotton
to the Southern Economy (2) analyze how the cotton gin
changed the Southern Economy
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Southern Economy Thrived on production of ‘cash crops’
UPPER SOUTHERN STATES (VA, MD, KY, TN): Tobacco
South Carolina and Georgia Rice paddies
Louisiana and Texas Sugar Cane
LOWER SOUTHERN STATES (SC, GA, AL, MI, TX) Cotton was KING!!!!!
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“Cotton is King” US paper currency isn't
paper at all... it's a blend of 75% cotton lint and 25% linen. A 480 pound bale of cotton can be made into 313,600 $100.00 bills!
Mills in Lancashire, England exported 7,000,000,000 yards of cotton fabric in 1913. That's an amazing 221.97 yards per second!
One bale (480 Pounds) of cotton can make:
215 Jeans249 Bed Sheets409 Men's Sport Shirts690 Terry Bath Towels765 Men's Dress Shirts1,217 Men's T-Shirts1,256 Pillowcases2,104 Boxer Shorts2,419 Men's Briefs3,085 Diapers4,321 Mid-Calf Socks6,436 Women's Knit Briefs21,960 Women's Handkerchiefs313,600 $100 Bills*
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Cotton Gin or ‘gin’• Took an entire day to get seeds out of 1 pound of cotton!!!!!• Needed a machine to get the seeds out (Took 10 Days to make)
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Cotton Becomes King
1792: 6,000 bales of cotton 1801: 100,000 bales 1840’s: 2 million bales 1860: 4 million bales
1860 – sold $191 million in European markets (2/3 of Cotton) $4,711,383,678.50 today!!!!!
“Individuals who were depressed with poverty, and sunk with idleness, have suddenly risen to wealth and respectability. Our debts have been paid off, our capitals increased; and our lands are triple in value”
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Cotton’s Impact on Slavery
More slaves needed to pick cotton
Foreign Slave trade was outlawed in 1808
High birthrates among slaves rose
1820: 1.5 million slaves 1850: 4 million slaves
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American Population Centers in 1860
American Population Centers in 1860
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Do Now: What do you know about slavery? Make a list of words
Objectives: Students will be able to...(1) define slavery (2) explain it's impact on the South (3) analyze a video for key information
Homework: Complete the worksheet from Mr. Collison
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Social Structure in the South
Planters: farmers who owned large farms/plantations. 20+ slaves
Population in the South in 1850 – 6 Million 347, 725 were slave holders (1 out of every 20 people)
37,000 were planters 8,000 of these had 50+
11 had 500+
Yeoman Farmers: Ordinary farmers…Vast majority of Whites
Rural poor – couldn’t farm, too poor
African Americans at the bottom (93% who were slaves) 37% of the total population
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Slave Systems
1. Task System – Specific jobs given to accomplish every day, then they could do what they wanted.
2. Gang System – Slaves organized into groups that labored from sunup to sundown (plowing, planting, picking, etc.)
Driver – Led the gang