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What was known as the Cotton Kingdom?
COTTON KINGDOM refers to the cotton-producing region of the southern United States up until the Civil War. As white settlers from Virginia and the Carolinas forced the original Native American inhabitants farther and farther west, they moved in and established plantations.
Why was it called the Cotton Kingdom?
Cotton and westward expansion
Consequently, by 1850, the states of the Deep South had become a “cotton kingdom,” a vast expanse of cotton plantations that extended from the South Carolina lowcountry to East Texas.
When was the Cotton Kingdom created?
In the early life of the New York Daily Times [NYT], Mr. Olmsted's series were a key to establishing the papers's journalistic identity. The Cotton Kingdom, the abridged version of Mr. Olmsted's trilogy, first published in 1861, remains in print to this day.
How did the cotton kingdom affect slaves?
Growing more cotton meant an increased demand for slaves. Slaves in the Upper South became incredibly more valuable as commodities because of this demand for them in the Deep South. They were sold off in droves. This created a Second Middle Passage, the second largest forced migration in America's history.
How did the cotton kingdom impact the economy?
Cotton accounted for over half of all American exports during the first half of the 19th century. The cotton market supported America's ability to borrow money from abroad. It also fostered an enormous domestic trade in agricultural products from the West and manufactured goods from the East.
What states were part of the Cotton Kingdom?
By 1835, the five main cotton-growing states—South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, and Louisiana—produced more than 500 million pounds of “Petit Gulf” for a global market stretching from New Orleans to New York to London, Liverpool, Paris and beyond.