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The Cotton Belt. The south.
Cotton and tobacco.
Success of a new variety of cotton enhanced growing cotton in the South.
The primary crop of most South Carolina plantations was cotton. Plantations in South Carolilna's many swampy areas grew rice and indigo as their major crops.
Cotton. In parts of the South, a few other major crops were grown, but in total, cotton was king. Look up "King Cotton." Other major crops were tobacco, corn, wheat, sorghum, and rice. Fruits and veggies and peanuts were grown to a significant degree in some areas, but not like the cereal grains, tobacco, and the King.
Mississippi was the center of cotton production during the 1800s. Other countries that produced cotton are Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Louisiana, and Texas.
La, ga, ark, miss, s.c, ala
the major crop prior to the civil war was cotton
cuz of the economy how there was nothing and the deep south was comitted to cotton, and, in some areas, to rice and sugarcane
The South's cotton economy was crucial for the South's survival, and was also helpful to the North. The South's cotton allowed the South to be a productive member of the Union.
agriculture was the souths major economic value. due to the rich soil in the south, and the abundance of slaves in the south, cotton was very easy to grow, and was valuable to the north, which was based mainly on cities and factories, causing cotton th be a major driving force of the south.
Sugarcane was not a major cash crop in the South. Some of the major cash crops were cotton and tobacco.