What were the agricultural regions in the South and what crops were grown in them? How did cotton become “king” in the South and what did this mean for the development of the region? What role did the “business classes” of the South play in the region’s economic development and what element was most important in this group?

What were the agricultural regions in the South and what crops were grown in them? How did cotton become “king” in the South and what did this mean for the development of the region? What role did the “business classes” of the South play in the region’s economic development and what element was most important in this group?