HIST 113 Lecture 11: Chapter 11 - Peculiar Institution
31 Jul 2016
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Cotton replaced sugar as the world"s most important crop. (minor crops included rice, tobacco and. This made the south in america the largest new world slavery center, it supplied 3/4ths of the world"s cotton, and made up of american exports. A second middle passage formed, with over 2 million slaves being brought over, some exported from. There were public auctions, newspaper ads, stores and more. 84% slavery in the south, 40% in the north. Although the north had abolished slavery, they were still greatly affected by it. The cotton produced by slaves was manufactured in the north, the profits from the cotton industry helped finance industrial growth in the north as well. The south however, didn"t grow in an urban direction like the north. Immigration was discouraged, the economy was solely focused on cotton production and slave ownership, rather than technological advancement and population boost. Other fields included domestic slavery, shipyard, skilled craftsmen, and railroad slaves.
