the answer is the "cotton is king"
They made it mostly by tobacco
Yes. The Confederacy had deprived the USA of its enormous cotton revenues.
Eli Whitney, (who lived in Conn.), invented the cotton gin. The cotton gin removed seeds from cotton. This made cotton worth more money. More slaves were needed to plant, grow, and pick cotton. He made cotton slavery worth more money.
money
greenbacks
Because cotton absorbs water and if it where made from paper your money would tear
because they want food and money
because it is a much more energy and money sufficient material.
because they needed money to make more of them
Robert Cotton Money was born in 1888.
Robert Cotton Money died in 1985.
Because he was not making enough money selling cotton.
US paper money is called "greenbacks" because the images are printed in green ink on the back.
how did early settlers get money
They made it mostly by tobacco
no i believe the nickname you are thinking of is "dough"
Yes. The Confederacy had deprived the USA of its enormous cotton revenues.