The+Cotton+Economy+(11.1)

|| 2. Expansion of Slavery was due to the fact that cotton was largly in demand because slave lavor was the cheepest form of labor 3. Agricultural Expansion: there was also growth in other technolgical areas of the south. || Catherine, John ||
 * ** The Cotton Economy **
 * Chapter 11 Section 1 **
 * Key Terms || * King Cotton: what the south considered themselves
 * Short-Staple Cotton; a more plentiful form of cotton
 * Factors: what brokers were called in the south ||
 * 3-5 Important Ideas || 1. The development of Short-Staple Cotton that increased the cotton production in the south to meet the demands of the north.
 * Summary/Main Idea Statement || The souths economy relied on the production of cotton which was increased by short-staple cotton and relied on slave labor to be abundantly profitable.

|| James D. B. De Bow- Created a magazine that called for southern commercial and agriculture expansion, and economic independence from the north. De Bows commercial review- Was filled with advertisements from northern manufacturing firms, and its circulation was far smaller in the south than such northern magazines as Harpers Weekly. || Southern Trade and Industry- Sources of Southern Difference- Sarah Lapierre Steph Sales ||
 * ** The Cotton Economy **
 * Chapter 11 Section 1 **
 * Key Terms || Short-staple Cotton- It was a hardier and coarser strain of cotton that could grow successfully in a variety of climates and soils.
 * 3-5 Important Ideas || The Rise of King Cotton-
 * There was a decline in the tobacco economy.
 * The rice demanded substantial irrigation and a long growing season.
 * The sugar required intensive labor and a long growing period.(it was also expersive)
 * farmers turned to cotton as there number one crop, causing the rise of cotton production.
 * A growth in flour milling, iron and textile manufacturing.
 * The south was becoming more dependent on manufacturers, merchants, and professionals from the north.
 * There was no transportation systems that allowd them to saftely send their crops across the country.
 * People in the northeast turned to manufacturing as the agriculture economy declined.
 * Wealthy southerners has so much captial invested in their land, and their slaves that they didnt have much money left to invest in other things. ||
 * Summary/Main Idea Statement || While the north was the land of industry the south used its cotton to achieve economic greatness during the antebellum period.