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Cotton's Role in South Carolina's Economy in the 1800s (Review)

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  • Q1
    Investment in improving rivers and constructing railways to support the cotton industry.
    Infrastructure development
    30s
  • Q2
    Emergence of extensive cotton plantations throughout South Carolina as cotton production expanded.
    Large-scale plantations
    30s
  • Q3
    Accumulation of vast tracts of land and concentration of wealth and power among cotton plantation owners.
    Wealthy plantation owners
    30s
  • Q4
    Significant economic inequalities resulting from the concentration of wealth in the cotton economy.
    Socioeconomic disparities
    30s
  • Q5
    Reliance on cotton as the primary cash crop left South Carolina susceptible to economic challenges caused by market change
    Vulnerability to market fluctuations
    30s
  • Q6

    Invention by Eli Whitney that revolutionized cotton production by separating fibers from seeds.

    Cotton gin

    30s
  • Q7

    Economy centered around rice and indigo cultivation prior to the 1800s.

    Agrarian economy

    30s
  • Q8

    South Carolina's warm climate and fertile soil suited for cotton cultivation, with long growing seasons and navigable rivers for transportation.

    Favorable climate and geography

    30s
  • Q9

    Enslaved African Americans used for cotton cultivation and processing due to the large workforce require

    Slave labor

    30s
  • Q10

    Rapidly growing domestic and international demand for cotton due to the Industrial Revolution and textile mills.

    Market demand

    30s
  • Q11

    Introduction of the cotton gin ___________________________________ cotton production.

    revolutionized

    30s
  • Q12

    South Carolina's ________________________________________ were favorable for cotton cultivation.

    climate and geography

    30s
  • Q13

    Expansion of cotton production relied heavily on _______________________________________.

    slave labor

    30s
  • Q14

    Growing demand for cotton domestically and ____________________________________________.

    internationally

    30s
  • Q15

    _______________________________________development supported the cotton industry.

    Infrastructure

    30s

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