Cotton, Slavery and the Old South
Arianna Valenzuela
Mrs. Rogosin
APUSH Period 1
October 3, 2013
CH 11 IDs: Cotton, Slavery & the Old South
The Cotton Economy:
TERMS
DEFINITIONS
SIGNIFICANCE
King Cotton
Phrase used by politicians and whites to describe the importance of the cotton in the south
Boom of cotton production began in 1820s
The dominance and importance of the cotton in the south transformed it economy, the production continued westward (south) the demand expanded in the north as their “cultures” developed in different direction
Deep South
The southernmost region of the US where cotton production dominated
Mid –early 1800s, increasing through 1850s
The prospects of the deep south and the profit of cotton drew thousands of white settlers to the south to build plantations and move into the planter class, which increased the region’s population and expanded US territory in the west
De Bow’s Review
A magazine that advocated southern commercial an agricultural expansion Founded in 1846 lasting until 1880
The publisher, De Bow, made the magazine an advocated for southern economic independence from the North, despite it was also evidence of the South’s dependency on the North
Colonial Dependency
The reality that the rise of cotton in the South increased their dependency upon Northern industry and commerce, caused by: the regions profitability of cotton, the investments in slaves and land left little other investments, climate, and southern way of life
Strengthened with the growing cotton production in the 1800s
The cultures of the North and south diverged, but the dependency upon one another did not. Proving to conflict when sectionalism tried to push them
White Society in the South
TERMS
DEFINITIONS
SIGNIFICANCE
Cavalier Myth
The belief that white southerners were free form the acquisitive instincts of the “Yankees”, more concerned with the refined and gracious way of life and with rapid growth and development (mid 1800s)
The myth
Mrs. Rogosin
APUSH Period 1
October 3, 2013
CH 11 IDs: Cotton, Slavery & the Old South
The Cotton Economy:
TERMS
DEFINITIONS
SIGNIFICANCE
King Cotton
Phrase used by politicians and whites to describe the importance of the cotton in the south
Boom of cotton production began in 1820s
The dominance and importance of the cotton in the south transformed it economy, the production continued westward (south) the demand expanded in the north as their “cultures” developed in different direction
Deep South
The southernmost region of the US where cotton production dominated
Mid –early 1800s, increasing through 1850s
The prospects of the deep south and the profit of cotton drew thousands of white settlers to the south to build plantations and move into the planter class, which increased the region’s population and expanded US territory in the west
De Bow’s Review
A magazine that advocated southern commercial an agricultural expansion Founded in 1846 lasting until 1880
The publisher, De Bow, made the magazine an advocated for southern economic independence from the North, despite it was also evidence of the South’s dependency on the North
Colonial Dependency
The reality that the rise of cotton in the South increased their dependency upon Northern industry and commerce, caused by: the regions profitability of cotton, the investments in slaves and land left little other investments, climate, and southern way of life
Strengthened with the growing cotton production in the 1800s
The cultures of the North and south diverged, but the dependency upon one another did not. Proving to conflict when sectionalism tried to push them
White Society in the South
TERMS
DEFINITIONS
SIGNIFICANCE
Cavalier Myth
The belief that white southerners were free form the acquisitive instincts of the “Yankees”, more concerned with the refined and gracious way of life and with rapid growth and development (mid 1800s)
The myth