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It was a pillar of the South's economy: in 1860 the U.S. produced 4 1/2 million bales of it |
cotton
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$400 |
DJ |
THE CIVIL WAR |
2002-03-06 |
#4038 |
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In October 1861 Louisiana Gov. Thomas Moore stopped the shipment of this fiber to Europe |
cotton
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$400 |
J |
THE CIVIL WAR |
1994-02-23 |
#2188 |
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The South's export of this crop was shut down, causing massive unemployment in northern New England |
cotton
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$200 |
DJ |
THE CIVIL WAR |
1992-07-17 |
#1835 |
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The Confederacy thought the power of this product would lure the European powers to its side |
cotton
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$400 |
DJ |
THE CIVIL WAR |
1992-04-30 |
#1779 |