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Life in the South

Life in the South. Characteristics of the South. Economy Technologies People & Lifestyle Transportation/Communication. Economy. Agrarian Economy (Agriculture) An economy that primarily relies on farming, both crops and livestock. Cash Crops Cotton Tobacco Rice Sugar Cane

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Life in the South

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  1. Life in the South

  2. Characteristics of the South • Economy • Technologies • People & Lifestyle • Transportation/Communication

  3. Economy • Agrarian Economy (Agriculture) • An economy that primarily relies on farming, both crops and livestock. • Cash Crops • Cotton • Tobacco • Rice • Sugar Cane • Cattle (OK/TX)

  4. Economy • Types of Southern Farming ① Plantation Owners - Farmers that owned large estates and grew crops for the purpose of earning large profits. ② Tenant Farmers - Farmer who works land owned by another and pays rent with cash or crops. ③ Subsistence Farmers - Farmers that focus on producing enough food to feed themselves and their families.

  5. Connected Economies • North NEEDS South • Cotton was used by textile mills tp produce finished goods. • South NEEDS North • Farming supplies in the south were purchased from northern factories.

  6. New Technologies • Mechanical Reaper (Cyrus McCormick) • Steel Plow (John Deere) • Thresher • Cotton Gin (Eli Whitney)

  7. Thresher Steel Plow

  8. Cotton Gin

  9. Transportation • Natural Waterways • Rivers, Lakes, Ocean Coasts • Rugged Roads • Lack of… • Canals • Good Roads • Railways Products had a limited sales area due to limited transportation options

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