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-steamships and railroads

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-church
-plantations
-slaves

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-based on agriculture
-cotton took over as "king" of the southern economy

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-the planters scattered along the coastal plains
-industries and town developed at a slower pace than in the north

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-made up of European
-12 million by 1860
-4 million slaves

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-fertile soil
-rich soil and swamps
-Appalachian mountains
-navigable rivers
-coastal plain

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-warm summers
-mild winters
-much rain