Houghton Mifflin Social Studies
Chapter 10, Lesson 1: The Cotton Kingdom (pp. 284-289)
I. The Cotton Revolution
B. Slaves worked long, hard hours in cotton fields, then did many other kinds of work for their masters.
C. Because growing cotton was so profitable, the Southern economy was built on agriculture -- especially cotton production -- and the South had few industries and cities.
B. Supporters of slavery had many different arguments for keeping the system of slavery on plantations.
C. Antislavery activity in the North strengthened Southern support for slavery.
Lesson at a Glance Outline
A. The invention of the cotton gin made cotton farming more widespread in the South, which led to an increased need for workers, and a revival of slavery.
II. Proslavery Movement
A. Since most white Southerners benefited either directly or indirectly from an economy based on slavery, even those Southerners who didn't own slaves supported slavery.
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