eather a. cotton gin
b. demand in Great Britain
c. slavery
or d. large plantations
2007-03-28 13:39:29 · 3 answers · asked by sun_kissed_sassy 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
b. demand in Great Britain
It's all about supply and demand. Great Britain did not have the agricultural resources to grow cotton, therefore, they depended on the cotton products from the colonies.
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Edit: I just realized that I wrote 'It's all about supply and demand' just like the guy above me. lmao
2007-03-28 13:50:47 · answer #1 · answered by Breinn 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
After the invention of the cotton gin, prices went down because production went up. It's all about supply and demand.
2007-03-28 20:48:20 · answer #2 · answered by whatchamacallit 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
demand in GB kept prices high before the civil war. when America fell into war the British had to go hunting for someone else to produce cotton... they found India... after america stopped fighting one another they had new international competitiors and the cash crop price fell
2007-03-28 20:52:44 · answer #3 · answered by Cambree 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋