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Why did the farmers of the upper south have trouble growing cotton?
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∙ 13y ago
the regain doesn't have a long enough growing season.
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What made the New South suitable for growing cotton?
the cotton gin, made by Whitney
What was the most important crop grown in the south?
In the south they were known for growing tobacco and cotton.
Why were the first American railroad built in the south?
farmers used them to move cotton.
Why did king cotton prove useless for the south?
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.
How did king cotton spread slavery?
King Cotton was a phrase used by the South that meant the cotton industry would make the Confederacy a wealthy power and was so essential to Europe it would cause Great Britain and France to support the Confederacy against the US North. Slavery had spread widely in the South before the coining of the term King Cotton. It spread because the economy of the South was based on growing cotton for the world and growing cotton is labor intensive (requires many workers). Thus slaves were required to support the crops.
In the south do farmers specialize in growing cotton?
Farmers in the South do not specialize in cotton alone. They may also grow sugar cane, fruit in orchards and raise livestock.
What was the growth of cotton as the major crop for the South was enhanced by the?
Success of a new variety of cotton enhanced growing cotton in the South.
What made the New South suitable for growing cotton?
the cotton gin, made by Whitney
What was the most important crop grown in the south?
In the south they were known for growing tobacco and cotton.
Why did king cotton prove useless for the south?
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.
Why were the first American railroads built the south?
farmers used them to move cotton.
Why were the first Americans railroads built in the south?
farmers used them to move cotton.
Why were the first American railroad built in the south?
farmers used them to move cotton.
Is wheat or cotton grown in in South Carolina?
Both, actually. In 2009 South Carolina farmers grew 115,000 acres of cotton and 165,000 acres of wheat.
What do the farmers grow in South Carolina?
South Carolina grows various types of produce. Most popular are peaches, watermelons and strawberries. There are few farmers growing rice also.
Which region was the main cotton growing region in Texas?
Texas can be divided into four main cotton growing regions: South Texas, Blacklands and North Texas, El Paso and Pima, and West Texas, with West Texas growing the most cotton.
How did the geography of the south of the US influence its economy?
Warm, cotton-growing country
