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long distance transportation: steamships & railroads

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was based on agriculture

cash crops: cotton, tabaco, rice, sugar cane, & indigo

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most in farms

many small towns

few large cities developed into trading centers

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mostly Europeans & enslaved Africans

1860: 12 million people with 1/3 salves

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Atlantic Ocean

Gulf of Mexico

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hot and humid summers

heavy rainfall

mild winters