Agriculture
What was the cash crop of the south in the late 1800s
Cotton
Most of the south was _______ after the Civil war?
Destroyed
________ grew due to industrialization in the south
Cities
Farming
Agriculture
What caused the collapse of the plantation system
The end of slavery
Most people lost all their money after the war because
Confederate money was useless
Name one Tennessee city that grew due to industrialization?
Knoxville, Memphis, Chattanooga, Nashville
Describing life in cities?
Urban
Which amendment played a role in the decline of cotton in the south?
13th
The majority of the south economy was based around
Railroads and railroad construction
Many farmers did not want to work in textiles because they believed that farming was more
Nobel
Farming land that is owned by someone else in exchange for good.
Sharecroppers
Why did the price of cotton drop after the civil war?
Low demand and high supply
Building clothing textiles in the south was cheap because the south had a large amount of?
Cotton
What led the economy in the Appalachian region
Coal
Rural
Most free slaves became what after the civil war?
Share croppers
The south's economy swapped from agriculture to
manufacturing
Why was coal needed during this time period so badly?
The trains and steamboats ran off coal
The widespread of manufacturing and business activities?
Industrialization