Southern Agrarian Society

1. Southern Agrarian Society Teach the development of the Southern Agrarian Society from 1800 to 1850 Annie Decker and Andrew Foster Period 6

2. Table of Contents • easier to un-seed the cotton • Cotton Belt was the area of high cotton production • Helped the Southern Area prosper • Eli Whitney’s Cotton Gin • Cotton Belt • Cotton Trade

3. Cotton Gin • Invented by Eli Whitney in 1793 • Machine that removed seeds from short- staple cotton • Revolutionized the Cotton Industry • Brought back slave trade in the south

4. Cotton Gin

5. Cotton Gin Movie • When it was invented • How it worked • Its effect on society The Cotton Gin

6. Cotton Belt • Area of high cotton production • Planters had huge cotton farms in south • Scientists succeed at developing strong types of cottons • Cotton was pressed into bales at factories

7. Cotton Belt

8. Website • Short Summary of the Cotton Boom • Explains growth of each year • How Indians and slaves were involved Cotton Trade Site

9. Cotton Trade • Main buyer was Britain and NE US • South depended on cotton • Southern port cities grew

10. Cotton Trade

11. Cotton Trade • Factors managed cotton trade in cities • Steamboats carried cotton • Slave trade increased • Indian removal more urgent • to transport goods over land was difficult for the south • Cotton boom made south most valuable player in world trade

12. Citations March 7, 2009 Deverell, William, and Deborah White. United States History: Independence to 1914 (New York: Holt Rinehart and Wilson, 2006). March 11, 2009 http://www.civilwarhome.com/kingcotton.htm March 11,2009 http://www.megaessays.com/essay_search/cotton_trade.html March 11,2009 http://courses.csusm.edu/hist337as/hb/h37hb5.htm March 11, 2009 http://eh.net/encyclopedia/article/phillips.cottongin

13. Citations (cont.) March 13, 2009 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cotton *SOUNDS* http://www.findsounds.com

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