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South was depending too much on cotton.And I think that they needed a new investment which would explain why they depended on the cotton.
the northern economy was based on industry and the south was based on agriculture and so the north would buy raw cotton from the south and reprocess and sell it
The north depended on the south for cotton because they could not get it anywhere else
Cotton was depended on by all of the United States in the 1800s. Ever since the famous cotton gin was invented, cotton sales were high because many people needed clothing and such back then.
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Most important southern crop in the 1840s and 1850s?
The economy of the south depended on cotton, which was the largest export of the United States. Tobacco was the #2 crop in most of the south.
How did the southern economy change after Reconstruction?
The South had developed a more balanced economy after Reconstruction
Which best describes the economy of the South in the years leading up to the Civil War?
an agriculture economy overly dependent on cotton and slave labor.
What was the southern economy based on AFTER the Civil War?
Blockade-running and a certain amount of highly illegal cross-border trading with the North. Otherwise, it was an improvised economy, based on some hasty building of factories, and all dependent on the dwindling Confederate dollar.
What was the most serious weaknesses of the south during civil war?
The Union naval blockade, which prevented the Confederacy from exporting its plentiful cotton in exchange for war-supplies. This crippled the Southern economy.
What best describes the economy of the southern region in the colonial period?
an agricultural economy overly dependent on cotton and slave labor
Which is the best description of the southern economy in the mid 1850s?
an agriculture economy overly dependent on cotton and slave labor.
Why was the economy of the southern colonies dependent on large plantations when?
The economy of the southern states(not colonies) was dependent on large plantations due to the production of cotton, the souths cash crop during the 1800's.
The Southern Economy Rested On What?
the southern economy's counted on Cotton and Slaves . just Cotton and Slaves
Which crops were an important part of the economy in the Southern Colonies?
Crops that were an important part of the economy in the Southern Colonies were tabacco, rice, and indigo.
The invention that transformed the southern cotton economy was?
c. the cotton gin Slavery was an invention too. It also transformed the southern cotton industry
What crop dominated southern economy and culture?
Cotton
What natural resources was the southern economy base on?
Cotton
What products did the southern colonies produce in their economy?
the southern had
What was the southern colonies economy?
The Southern Colonies' economy relied heavily on slave work and agriculture, typically the production of cotton.
Was the major economy of the southern colonies?
The South was a cash crop economy of cotton and tobacco.
Who cotton gin revolutionized the southern economy?
Eli Whitney.
