"During the first half of the 19th century, economie differences between the regions also increased By 1860 cotton was the chief crop of the Southand it represented 57 percent of all US exports. The profitability of cotton, known as King Cotton, completed the South's dependence on the plantation system and its essential componentslavery The North was by then firmly established as an industrial society. Labor was needed, but not slave labor" What can you conclude from quote 1 about cotton and its importance to the South?

"During the first half of the 19th century, economie differences between the regions also increased By 1860 cotton was the chief crop of the Southand it represented 57 percent of all US exports. The profitability of cotton, known as King Cotton, completed the South's dependence on the plantation system and its essential componentslavery The North was by then firmly established as an industrial society. Labor was needed, but not slave labor" What can you conclude from quote 1 about cotton and its importance to the South?