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-steamships
-railroads

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-planters were the aristocracy
-great importance to hospitality
-recreational activities
-few schools/churches

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-agricultural based economy
-sold cash crops
-wanted cheap imports

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-farms
-smalls towns and industries
-few large cities

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-mostly Europeans and enslaved African slaves
-12 million people, 1/3 slaves
-number of slaves increased from 1 million to 4 million

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-large broad rivers
-vast areas of farmland
-borders the Gulf of Mexico and the Atlantic Ocean
-rich soil
-swamps

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-warm, sunny days
-long, hot, humid, summers
-mild winters, heavy rainfall