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

Slide 1Slavery, Disunion, and Reconstruction APUSH – Mr. Hesen Slide 2 “King Cotton” – Slavery was profitable – Cotton Gin (1793) – Cotton trade fostered business…

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…

Slavery, Civil War, and Reconstruction Slavery, Disunion, and Reconstruction APUSH â Mr. Hesen âKing Cottonâ Slavery was profitable â Cotton Gin (1793) Cotton trade fostered…