Prior to WWI, what were the countries of Europe competing for

b) the confederacy had to pay all union war expenses.

while it was true that the cotton gin reduced the labor of removing seeds, it did not reduce the need for slaves to grow and pick the cotton.

explanation:

before eli whitney's invention of the cotton gin, picking and cleaning cotton was a slow, labor-intensive job. workers, usually slaves, had to pick the seeds from the cotton fibers by hand. this invention made it possible to grow large amounts of cotton on big farms and make money.

bloodiest single day of war   |   gettysburg

where the civil war ends for good   | appomattox court house

the first major land battle; south wins | bull run/manassas (va)

gives union control of the mississippi river |   vicksburg

lee’s first tactical defeat; big win for union |   fort sumter1

with lincoln's re-election |   atlanta

south wins

splits confederacy in two for the duration of the war,

antietam