By inventing cotton gin.
cotton was considered as "king" in the south.
Cotton was the crop king of the south.
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It was called the King Cotton Diplomacy because A 'King' is in charge of everything and the south believed that if they didn't sell their cotton to Britain and France, then they would be forced to help break the North's blockades which is what a 'King' can do. The cotton part is obvious and 'diplomacy' international trade and trading with France and Britain is international. which is why it is called the King Cotton Diplomacy. Don't try to argue with me :) its in the S.S teachers textbook. :)
There was no "king" in the south at any time. Nobility in the United States since 1789 to today is not recognized. The only king in the south is a reference to the dominance of cotton called "king cotton". This is not a person, but a crop.
cotton was considered as "king" in the south.
Cotton was the crop king of the south.
Cotton was the crop king of the south.
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Cotton was King.
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Cotton was king in the industrial revolution. The South thought that cotton was the key to their prosperity.
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Cotton Diplomacy.
Indigo, cotton, rice and tobacco but cotton was the King.
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