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Very weak at the beginning. The only existing large factory was the Tredegar Iron Works of Richmond VA.
Afterwards the situation improved. Thanks to the work of Gen. Gorgas there was a great development of mining for the extraction of raw materials needed to manufacture ammunition.
For the cast iron were established some 30 foundries able to furnish 50,000 tons of product every year.
Other new industries were:
- workshop for the production of copper, lead, and zinc,
- a large chemical factory was created at Charlotte (South Carolina) for the production of Mercury fulminate,
- a large gunpowder was founded at Augusta (GA) and other factories of the same kind were founded at Petersburg (VA) and San Antonio (Texas).
- the manufacture of ammunition started in the Arsenal of Richmond, Fayetteville an Selma (Alabama) Charleston (South Carolina) Asheville (North Carolina) and Tallahasse.
The created chain of industries was therefore able to compete with those of the Union, and succeed in sustaining the Confederacy war effort.
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∙ 9y agoThe most profitable industries in a poor southern economy following the Civil War were textiles (cotton) and steel. Due to the diminished workforce, people who did find work were not paid what they were worth, thereby creating a greater profit margin for companies.
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∙ 14y agothe growth of southern cities.
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∙ 11y agoThe Tredegar Iron Work of Richmond VA.
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∙ 15y agoMining Logging Textiles
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What was the main crops in the south during 1820 and 1865?
What was the main crops in the south during 1820 and 1865?
When industry was brought to the south it was referred to as the?
The South had remained an agricultural economy area of the US, however, in time, both during and after the Civil War, the main cash crop for the US and the South, namely cotton was being grown in other parts of the world. Tobacco did remain as a good money maker, however. With that said, when industries such as various types of manufacturing ones were introduced to the South it was simply called "industrialization".
What was the main cash crop of south during reconstruction?
Cotton was the main cash crop of the South during the Reconstruction Era.
The most important crop in the south was?
Cotton was the South's main crop before the Civil War.
When industry was brought to the South it was sometimes referred to as the?
The South had remained an agricultural economy area of the US, however, in time, both during and after the Civil War, the main cash crop for the US and the South, namely cotton was being grown in other parts of the world. Tobacco did remain as a good money maker, however. With that said, when industries such as various types of manufacturing ones were introduced to the South it was simply called "industrialization".
What was the source of labor for the north during the civil war?
The industry was the main source of labor for the North.
What was a main part in the south military strategy during the civil war?
Keep the ports open
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Apart from carnage and loss of life, the Civil War caused the South to abolish slavery and lose its main export industry (: cotton; the growing and trade of cotton was taken over during the war years by Egypt and India). The result was - despite help from the Union to build up the Southern economy - that the South was to remain poor and economically backward until the enormous demands of the war industry of WW 2 finally got its economy finally up and running.
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What was the main crops in the south during 1820 and 1865?
What was the main crops in the south during 1820 and 1865?
The souths main goal of the civil war was to?
to recognition that they are their own "country" that is the main purpose why the south started the civil war
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to win the civil war
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What historical significance did Robert E. Lee have in the Civil war?
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When industry was brought to the south it was referred to as the?
The South had remained an agricultural economy area of the US, however, in time, both during and after the Civil War, the main cash crop for the US and the South, namely cotton was being grown in other parts of the world. Tobacco did remain as a good money maker, however. With that said, when industries such as various types of manufacturing ones were introduced to the South it was simply called "industrialization".
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