Question

Lesson 7
Short Answer Question:
How did developments both outside of Texas and inside the state encourage Texas farmers to rapidly increase the amount of cotton that they grew from 1860 to 1900? (Unit 2 Lesson 7 Page 4)
Points to include in your answer:
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.

Answer 1

- The two places with high demand for Texas cotton were England and the northeastern United States.
- Factories in those areas wanted to buy Texas cotton because it was of high quality and cheaper than cotton from other regions.
- Cottonseed and oleomargarine changed the demand for cotton as they created new markets for byproducts of cotton processing, increasing the demand for raw cotton.
- Railroads allowed cotton to be transported quickly and efficiently from Texas to other states and countries, expanding the market for Texas cotton.
- Innovations such as the cotton gin and baler allowed for quicker and more efficient processing of cotton, increasing the amount that farmers could produce and sell.