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Since the plantations were far apart, when there were visits from friends, it became major social events

Recreational activities were included, for example, fox hunting or watching cockfights

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Steamships and railroads were used in long-distanced transportation

There were about 10,00 miles of railroad by 1860

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Based on agriculture

Cotton made up two-thirds of the total value of exports

Many crops were grown to be sold for a profit

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Most Southerners lived on farms

Only a few large cities were developed

Plantations were large and distant

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Consisted of farmers

Europeans (mostly English and Scotch-Irish descent)

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Cities developed along rivers

Fertile soil and swamps mostly covered the Southeast

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Warm and sunny

Mild winters

heavy rainfall