In the middle decades of the 19th century, what was the chief source o…

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In the middle decades of the 19th century, what was the chief source of wealth in the south?

Accepted Answer

A. The cotton crop

1. Visitors to the United States found two very different economies inside one Union.
2. New England and the middle Atlantic states led in manufacturing, commerce and finance.
3. In the south the chief source of wealth was the cotton crop.
4. Rice, sugar and tobacco were grown as well, but none of them matched cotton.
_Source: An Outline of American History (U.S. Information Agency, 1990, public domain), section SECTIONAL CONFLICT_

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In the middle decades of the 19th century, what was the chief source of wealth in the south?

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