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-steamships and railroads
-1600 miles of railroad spread across Southern states by the 1860s
-hundreds of steamboats moved southern crops to the North and to European markets.

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-revolved around the small, wealthy class of planters.
-few schools and churches.
-sons of planters were the best educated.
-small farmers had little or no education.

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-based on agriculture
-cotton, tobacco, rice, sugar cane, and indigo were grown in large quantities.
-invention made by Eli Whitney took over the Southern economy.

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-industries and towns developed slower than the North.
-small towns grew up along the banks of rivers and coasts.
-small towns were self-sufficient.
-larger cities developed as trading centers.

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-made up of Europeans and enslaved Americans
-by 1860, the population reached 12 million

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-fertile soil
-broad, slow rivers
-Appalachian  Mountains
-vast areas of farmland
-coastal plains
-swamps

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-warm summers
-mild winters
-much rain