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Sugar was called "a rich man's crop" because of the amount of acreage and slaves it would require. It was expensive to grow and hire work for harvesting sugar, which is why it was considered something only wealthy men could afford.
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It meant poor white trash fighting for the continued wealth of slave-owners
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They are called wealthy familes
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What country is called Rich Coast?
Costa Rica. :)
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rich soil and mild climate made good conditions for farming
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It meant poor white trash fighting for the continued wealth of slave-owners
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