LIFE IN ANTEBELLUM AMERICA 1807 1861
SLAVERY IN AMERICA COTTON SLAVE TRADE AND THE SOUTHERN RESPONSE
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a cash crop
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outlawed
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a crop in the North
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an import to South America
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Detailed explanation-1: -However, following the War of 1812, a huge increase in production resulted in the so-called cotton boom, and by midcentury, cotton became the key cash crop (a crop grown to sell rather than for the farmer’s sole use) of the southern economy and the most important American commodity.
Detailed explanation-2: -Between 1870 and 1920, cotton was grown on as many as 48 million acres and was the only major cash crop in the South.
Detailed explanation-3: -exceeds $120 billion, making cotton America’s number one value-added crop. Cotton is a part of our daily lives from the time we dry our faces on a soft cotton towel in the morning until we slide between fresh cotton sheets at night. It has hundreds of uses, from blue jeans to shoe strings.