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Which factor most influenced the economic

development of the colonial South?
(1) plentiful forests
(2) warm and wet growing seasons
(3) rich deposits of iron ore and coal
(4) abundant water power for manufacturing

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It was by far "warm and wet growing seasons" that was the most important factor in terms of the South's economic development. Cotton and tobacco were the biggest exports.
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It was by far "warm and wet growing seasons" that was the most important factor in terms of the South's economic development. Cotton and tobacco were the biggest exports.

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These crops created tons of cash, had massive markets round the world, however required a stable and enormous hands to grow and harvest them.The yank South is understood for its long, hot summers, and wealthy soils in stream valleys creating it a perfect location for growing cotton. the various southern seaports and riverside docks allowed shipping cotton to remote destinations. By 1860, Southern plantations equipped seventy fifth of the world's cotton, with shipments from Houston, city, Charleston, Mobile, Savannah, and some different ports. The unquenchable European demand for cotton was a results of the commercial Revolution that created the machinery and factories to method raw cotton into vesture that was higher and cheaper than hand-made product.

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