In 1860, the major product produced in the southern United States was cotton. The region's economy heavily relied on cotton cultivation, which was facilitated by slave labor and the invention of the cotton gin. This crop was a key driver of the Southern economy and played a significant role in the antebellum period, making the South a leading supplier of cotton to both domestic and international markets.
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South Carolina was the first to secede in 1860
The Crittenden Compromise was the name given to the attempt in 1860 to get Southern states to stay in the Union.
The Crittenden Compromise was the name given to the attempt in 1860 to get Southern states to stay in the Union.
The Crittenden Compromise was the name given to the attempt in 1860 to get Southern states to stay in the Union.
Egyptian Cotton.
Eqyptian Cotton
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By 1860, cotton fueled the Southern economy and helped the Northern textile mills. Two thirds of the world's cotton was produced by the Southern plantations. The northern textile mills were effected by the disruption of the US Civil War in that by 1860, mills sold $100 million worth of cloth made from cotton.
South Carolina was the first to secede in 1860
John Breckenridge
No, he ran for U.S. President in 1860 as the Democratic Party's southern candidate.
There is a lot of major events from 1860-1865. I suggest that you google "major events from 1860-1865".
In 1860 there were major copper mines in Virginia and Tennessee.
The Crittenden Compromise was the name given to the attempt in 1860 to get Southern states to stay in the Union.
The Crittenden Compromise was the name given to the attempt in 1860 to get Southern states to stay in the Union.
The Crittenden Compromise was the name given to the attempt in 1860 to get Southern states to stay in the Union.