The southern states were able to grow and process more cotton with the cotton gin and the cotton that was produced was sold to England and Europe. This brought in more money to the plantations and that gave them more political power. There had always been the fear of the small states that the larger southern states would control congress and the government.
The web address of the South Carolina Cotton Museum is: http://www.sccotton.org
cotton was large selling crop. Most of South Carolina's money came from cotton.
The address of the South Carolina Cotton Museum is: 121 W Cedar Ln, Bishopville, SC 29010-1454
The Cotton Belt. The south.
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The Cotton Belt refers to the southern region of the United States where cotton production was historically concentrated. States in the Cotton Belt include parts of Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, South Carolina, and North Carolina.
Both, actually. In 2009 South Carolina farmers grew 115,000 acres of cotton and 165,000 acres of wheat.
Yes, South Carolina did have slave labor before the Civil War. Slavery was integral to the economy of the southern states, including South Carolina, as it provided cheap labor for plantations producing crops like cotton and tobacco. The institution of slavery in South Carolina was also deeply intertwined with the social, political, and cultural fabric of the state.
The cultivation of tobacco and cotton
The cotton gin.
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H. C. Spurlock has written: 'Fiber quality characteristics of South Carolina cotton in 1969' -- subject(s): Cotton, Testing 'Fiber quality characteristics of South Carolina cotton in 1968'