Question

How did the economic importance of cotton impact the institution of slavery?

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Answer 1

Cotton was one of the most important moneymakers in the southern economy. It was very profitable to import slaves from overseas to work on large plantations as the plantation owners didn't need to pay their slaves any money. The South had become economically dependent on slaves until the end of the Civil War.

Most people in that time knew that slavery was a moral evil, but it was a major economic issue for the south too. It's why slavery was kept for as long as the south could keep it because nearly their entire economy was based around agriculture (and slaves made it a very cheap upkeep).

Answer 2

Answer: Cotton transformed the US, making fertile farmland.

Explanation: In the Deep South, people used fertile farmland from Georgia to Texas. Cotton was very valuable (and it still is today) and rare. This increased the demand of slaves back then, slaves were also valuable, in the Upper South.