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The crops in the South were cash crops and crops in the North were consumable crops.
The crops in the South were cash crops and crops in the North were consumable crops.
corn, wheat, cotton, sugar cane.
corn, wheat, cotton, sugar cane.
What was the main crops in the south during 1820 and 1865?
No the North didn't have plantations. The main reason for plantations was the crops grown pulled minerals from the soil so they need a lot of land to rotate the crops and let some fields lie fallow. The northern colonies had less land available for this method and cash crops was the main reason for the system in the north compared to the south.
the South grew those crops
well in the south the two main crops where cotton and tobacco
Prior to the Civil War, most northern farms were relatively small and produced grain crops such as wheat and barley. In contrast, there were many more large farms in the south which produced crops such as tobacco, rice and primarily cotton.
The main cash crops in the south were rice, tobacco, and indigo.
The South was were all the cash crops were grown, and since tobacco and rice were the main crops grown in the South, and also since they were labor intensive, it was cheaper to own slave's than to pay white workers.
The South was very agricultural whereas the North was not. The North's economy was based on manufacturing and the South had plantations where crops were grown.