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Cotton Gin
Eli Whitney created cotton gin -
Slave Cost
A slave could sell for $600. -
Slave Trade
Federal law abolished oversea slave trade. Interstate trade soon filled the gap. -
War of 1812
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Industrial Sector Developed by US
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Tariff on Imports
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Number of Slaves
The total number of slaves increased from 1.5 million to 4 million. -
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Lowell Mill Girls
Lowell Mill girls held strikes when employers cut their wages & increased their charges for boarding. -
Convinction of Tailors
A court in New York convicts 20 tailors of conspiracy for forming a union. -
Southern Plantations
Southern plantations produced 60% of the cotton used by American & European factories. -
Immigration
Immigration came mostly from England and Scottland. -
Slave Cost
A slave could sell for triple the price of before ($1800).
