If cotton was king in the south, what was king in the north?

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Adele

19 November, 07:27

If cotton was king in the south, what was king in the north?

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Lea Suarez · Answer 1

The most commonly used phrase describing the growth of the American economy in the 1830s and 1840s was "Cotton Is King." We think of this slogan today as describing the plantation economy of the slavery states in the Deep South, which led to the creation of "the second Middle Passage."

Laurel · Answer 2

I assume you mean plants but can you specify?