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What was the leading crop raised in the South at the time of the Civil War?
Cotton.
What was the major crop of the south prior to the civil war?
the major crop prior to the civil war was cotton
What did they farm in the South during the civil war?
The Southerners farmed COTTON, the Civil War.
Was cotton still the main crop of the south after the civil war?
cotton
Which was the Souths greatest resource at the start of the civil war?
The greatest resource was cotton. During the civil war, the South traded cotton for guns and other supplies. The South also withheld cotton shipments to Britain to convince them to help them fight in the Civil War. This was called the Cotton Diplomacy.
What city had the worlds largest cotton market before the civil war?
New Orleans was the world's largest cotton market before the Civil War.
What is the name of the machine that was used to pick cotton during the civil war?
During the Civil War, there WAS no machinery to pick cotton- it was picked by hand. The machine that was used to separate the cotton fiber from the seeds was the Cotton Gin (as in engine).
What was a popular southern saying before the civil war about cotton?
"Cotton is King!"
Why was cotton grin a bad invention for the slaves?
The invention of the cotton gin gave the cotton planters a method to clean the cotton of the seeds in a faster way so they could grow more cotton. Because they grew more cotton they needed more slaves. By the time of the civil war the slave population of the south was over 4 million.
In the decades after the Civil War most American farmers grew what?
They grew cash crops.
What invention hepled to contribute to the start of the civil war and how did it help contribute to the of the civil war?
The cotton gin
What happend after the civil war in Arkansas?
After the Civil War in Arkansas, it was a poor rural state based on cotton.
