SS south (conferderacy)
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 climate and geography | warm sunny; long, hot, and humid summers mild winters heavy rainfalls; ideal for farming broad, slow rivers; fertile rich soil; natural ocean ports |
| population | mostly Europeans and enslaved Africans mostly farmers and frontier families |
| cities | small towns along rivers and coasts few large cities |
| economy | based on agriculture- cotton, tobacco, rice, sugar cane, indigo (plant that produces blue dye) supported by slave labors wanted cheap imports- opposed tariffs |
| culture | planters were upper class and ran political and economic life of south few schools or churches |
| transportation | steamships some railroads |
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