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-Used steamships and railroads

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-Revolved around a small class of wealthy planters
-Few schools and churches
-Smaller farmers were bottom class

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-Based on agriculture
-Grew cash crops (tobacco, cotton, rice, sugar cane, and indigo)
-Used many slaves

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-Many small towns
-Plants were scattered
-Few large cities

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-12 million people
-1/3 were slaves
-Most were European farmers

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-many swamps
-filled with rich, fertile soil in the Southeast

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- warm and sunny
-long, humid summers
-mild winters, heavy rain