Slide 1 Slide 2 Part 1 Slide 3 1791: 4,000 bales of cotton are produced 1849: 2, 246, 900 bales of cotton are produced 6 cents a lb. to 14 cents in 1857 Expanded into Arkansas…

Slide 1 Slide 2 5. SOUTHERN SLAVERY THE PECULIAR INSTITUTION  Prior to 1791 slavery was not profitable  Cotton Gin----Eli Whitney---1791  South relied on cotton…

Slide 1 Slide 2 The Road to Civil War 1787-1861 Slide 3 Constitutional Convention No mention of “slavery” 3/5 Comp No abolition of slave trade until 1808 Slide 4 1. SOUTHERN…

1. SOUTHERN SLAVERY THE PECULIAR INSTITUTION Prior to 1791 slavery was not profitable Cotton Gin----Eli Whitney---1791 South relied on cotton and slaves. Cotton production…

Slide 1 Slide 2 The South and the Slavery Controversy Chapter 16 Slide 3 1791: 4,000 bales of cotton are produced 1849: 2, 246, 900 bales of cotton are produced 6 cents a…

1. SOUTHERN SLAVERY THE PECULIAR INSTITUTION Prior to 1791 slavery was not profitable Cotton Gin----Eli Whitney---1791 South relied on cotton and slaves. Cotton production…