Southern Economy & Society: King Cotton
Examine the dominance of cotton in the Southern economy and its reliance on enslaved labor.
Key Questions
- Explain how the cotton gin solidified cotton as the dominant crop in the South.
- Analyze the economic system of the 'King Cotton' South and its dependence on slavery.
- Differentiate between the social classes in the antebellum South.
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