What 2 places had a high demand (wanted to buy) for Texas cotton?___________________________________
Why did factories in those areas want to buy Texas cotton? ________________________________________
How did cottonseed and oleomargarine change the demand for cotton? _________________________
How did the expansion of railroads and innovations make more efficient ways to gin and bale cotton?
Railroads allowed cotton to be __________________________________________________________
Innovations (Inventions) such as the ________________________ allowed more efficient ways to gin and bale cotton.
1. Manchester, England and New England (specifically Massachusetts and Rhode Island)
2. Factories in those areas wanted to buy Texas cotton because it was high quality, long staple cotton that was well-suited for manufacturing textiles, such as fine linens and clothing.
3. Cottonseed and oleomargarine changed the demand for cotton by creating new byproducts that could be manufactured from cotton, increasing the overall value and profitability of the crop.
4. Railroads allowed cotton to be transported quickly and efficiently from the fields to factories or ports for export. Innovations such as the cotton gin allowed for quicker processing of cotton fibers, making it easier and faster to produce bales of cotton for sale.