Why were the southern states known as the cotton kingdom?

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Jojje · Answer 1 · 2019-07-22T20:27:06+0000

Southern states were known as the cotton kingdom because the cotton population in the south was rapidly growing. Rich plantation owners would grow cotton and sell them to the New England region to make clothes etc.

Why were the southern states known as the cotton kingdom?

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