By time the Civil War began, almost a third of the total cotton crop came from plantations west of the River.

By 1850 nearly what percentage of enslaved people on plantations were forced to produce cotton?three-quartersone-quartertwo-thirdsnone of the above

Which of the following is FALSE about the antebellum (pre-Civil War) Cotton Empire?Group of answer choicesIt depended heavily on “free labor”It produced the USA’s leading export cropIt moved steadily westward across the Deep SouthIt was the chief supplier of British and U.S. cotton mills

Cotton growers in the South moved westward in order toMultiple choice question.spread learning and culture to the frontier.have more land on which to build elaborate mansions.make money by acquiring more fertile land.glorify their religion.

Which crops were grown in the Upper South?Multiple choice question.cotton, sugar, rice, and wheattobacco, hemp, corn, and wheattobacco, hemp, corn, and sugarwheat, corn, rice, and sugar

By 1840, the South produced what percentage of the world's supply of cotton?Multiple choice question.more than 60 percentless than 33 percent10 percent50 percent