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South - Coggle Diagram
South
Climate/Geography
warm and sunny
ideal for agriculture
area of fertile
economy
Cotton took over as “king” of the southern economy
The south had little manufacturing and wanted cheap imports
plantations developed their own community
transportation
steamboats moved southern crops to the north and European markets
Methods of long-distance transports, such as steamships and railroads, affected the South because products could more easily be sold to more distant markets.
By 1860 about 10,000 miles of railroad spread across the Southern states.
culture
Recreational activities: fox hunting,dancing,horse racing
Most educated were planter sons
small planters had little to no education
population
⅓ of the population were slaves
United states was the largest slave holding republican
made up of Europeans and enslaved africans
Cities
industries and towns developed at a slower pace than the North
Plantations were almost self-sufficient
cotton rice sugarcane and indigo were grown
