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The south had produced bumper crops of cotton for the three years before the Civil War began. Warehouses in France and England were bulging with raw cotton, so there was no immediate shortage to idle mills and workers. Cotton continued to be exported by blockade runners during the war on a much smaller scale. The south would have been far better off had farmers stopped planting cotton and started growing food.
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What was cotton considered as in the south?
cotton was considered as "king" in the south.
What crop was the king of the south?
Cotton was the crop king of the south.
What was king and the main topic of conversation in the south?
cotton
How did Eli Whitney help make cotton king in the south?
By inventing cotton gin.
What was the southern king dethroned by the end of the Civil War?
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.
What was cotton considered as in the south?
cotton was considered as "king" in the south.
What was the 'king of the south?
Cotton was the crop king of the south.
What crop was the king of the south?
Cotton was the crop king of the south.
What was the king in the south?
Cotton
What was the cotton production in the part of the south referred to as?
Cotton was King.
What was king of agriculture in the south?
cotton
Who was referred to the king of the south during the industrial revolution?
Cotton was king in the industrial revolution. The South thought that cotton was the key to their prosperity.
What was king and the and the main conversation in the south?
Cotton
Why was the south's confidence in king Cotton misplaced and What southern economic weaknesses were exposed by the war?
The South believed that because of King Cotton European powerhouses such as Britain or France would come to their aid in the Civil War because they relied on the South's cheaper cotton. After a certain point in the war, Britain and France realized it would be useless to join the war on the side of the South. They instead started buying slightly more expensive cotton from Egypt instead. Economically, the South was heavily based on agriculture. This prevented the South from having readily available artillery and guns for the war. This proved to be a fatal shortcoming.
How did the south try to gain foreign support?
Cotton Diplomacy.
What was the most important cash crop in the south in 1850?
Indigo, cotton, rice and tobacco but cotton was the King.
What was king and the main topic of conversation in the south?
cotton
