King+Cotton

The Cotton Economy The Rise of King Cotton
 * Tobacco growing in the south was on a decline
 * Sugar, rice, and long-staple cotton were also on a decline
 * Short-staple cotton began to be the crop that was in demand in the south
 * Hardier and coarser strain of cotton
 * Cotton production was beginning to expand
 * Responsible for bringing in 200 million dollars annually to the US
 * Many slaves were moved from the upper south to the deep south
 * To work on plantations
 * The south was still a weak manufacturing region compared to the north
 * Begin to rely on the north more and more
 * The south had a weak transportation system, so the markets of the southern states weren't linked
 * Most transportation methods were by water
 * James B.D. De Bow
 * De Bow's review
 * Said that the south had to be economically independent from the north
 * Reasons for Colonial dependency
 * Great profits from the region's agricultural system
 * In the north, many people turned to manufacturing
 * Many wealthy farmers had a lot of capital invested in their land
 * Cavaliers were people free from the rest of people