The efficiency and productiveness of many large cotton plantations found in the south during the first half of the 19th century made most plantation owners economically dependent on A) Slave labor
As a result of introducing the cotton gin, slavery was reinvigorated. In fact, plantation mistresses commanded a sizable household staff of mostly female slaves.
By increasing prices, minimizing lay-offs, keeping wage rates at normal levels.
Increased prices would (supposedly) satisfy employees and business owners.
The conditions were usually of natural causes. For example, since homesteaders relied on self-sufficiency and were mostly agricultural throughout history, a homesteader might suffer immeasurably if a drought hit and destroyed all their crops since it was their only source of income. Sometimes however in the United States they could also get raided by bandits or Native Americans since they would be usually settling in new areas towards the western frontier.
They relied on some technological advancements to survive. For example, they used barbed wires and weaponry to fend off unwanted animals or people who would try to harm them. They would also use things like the steel plow to help ensure that their land was better suited for crops. Some also relied on windmills both for power and for things like grinding grains.<span />
It is the Magna Carta , a charter agreed to by King John of England June 15 1215.
