In the early period the cash crop was tobacco. By 1850, it was cotton, which made the South very prosperous when it came to money. From this came the expression "Cotton is king!"
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because in the southern colones its better because they made money.
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I think it is Cotton ,but i might be wrong so please don't get mad!!! I think it is Cotton ,but i might be wrong so please don't get mad!!! tobacco was the south's first successful cash crop yall sum idiots
After the end of the Civil War, many in the South saw the folly of allowing King Cotton to lull them into a cash crop society, which had contributed to their defeat. Focus, while still mainly agrarian, moved to several crops. Tobacco, rice and sugar became popular and profitable crops. Hydroelectric power made it easier to industrialize and an improved railway system allowed fast, economical shipping that allowed them to remain strong in the agricultural market. .
They relied more heavily on African colonies to provide resources to help Europe rebuild.