It was the mainstay of the cotton industry.
In the south they were known for growing tobacco and cotton.
Cotton was the South's main crop before the Civil War.
Cotton
Mainly because the cotton farms needed a lot of manpower, and also because they had become rich and lazy I presume.
It was the mainstay of the cotton industry.
cotton,tobacco,and sugar canes were grown in the south(I'm taking about in the 1860s)
The Cotton GIn was actually important because it helped people in the south
Indigo, cotton, rice and tobacco but cotton was the King.
The South thought that their large supply of cotton was an advantage because England would want to help the South win the war. Although England already had a large supply and did not help the South at all.
In the south they were known for growing tobacco and cotton.
Cotton was the South's main crop before the Civil War.
cotton
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Cotton
The union of slavery and cotton were able to impede the South's development into two important areas, the industries and railroad. The union slavery and cotton were also central to the South's prosperity.
Cotton was the most important crop in America by 1860.