Because they had perfect weather and slaves to do it for them.
Agriculture became the main focus of the economy in the South due to its favorable climate and fertile land, which were ideal for growing cash crops like cotton, tobacco, and rice. The region's reliance on slave labor made it economically viable to cultivate these crops on a large scale, leading to increased production and export. Additionally, the South's agrarian economy was supported by a lack of industrial development, which further entrenched the focus on agriculture as the primary economic driver. This agricultural emphasis shaped social, political, and economic structures in the South for generations.
A mixture of agriculture and manufacturing
The north differed from the south in that it's economy was based on industry, rather than agriculture.
The South's economy was based upon agriculture and slave labor, while the North's economy was based upon industrialization and wage labor.
Being a state that was basically run off agriculture and farming, the south were very dependant on its labour, for if there was no labour there would be no money and if there was no money there was no economy. Slavery played a massive role (well realistically the only role) in the southern economy.
How did Reconstruction benefit landowners in the agricultural economy of the South?
The South's economy was based almost entirely on agriculture
A mixture of agriculture and manufacturing
slavery was a big part of the South's economy because they used them for house holds and agriculture
The north differed from the south in that it's economy was based on industry, rather than agriculture.
an agriculture economy overly dependent on cotton and slave labor.
yes the south agriculture the north industrial
The South's economy was based upon agriculture and slave labor, while the North's economy was based upon industrialization and wage labor.
Less agriculture, more industry
Life in the South was heavily reliant on agriculture, particularly cotton and tobacco, and was characterized by a plantation economy and a large population of enslaved people. In contrast, life in the North was more industrialized, with a focus on manufacturing and trade. The North also had a more diverse economy and a larger immigrant population.
The South (The Confederacy) was primarily an economy based on agriculture, which was hardput to finance a war. Further, the Union conducted a naval blockade of southern ports, preventing needed supplies from getting in.
The South's economy suffered much more than the North's. This was because Southern crops were burned, such as in Sherman's March to the Sea, and the South was heavily reliant on agriculture.