Why did southern cotton become less important to the american economy in the decades preceding the civil war
a. abolitionism decreased the value of slave labor
b. the economic power of midwestern farms and northeastern manufacturing increased
c. overfarming of southern cotton lans decreased production
d. an increase in European cotton farming reduced global reliance on American cotton
Answer: b. the economic power of midwestern farms and northeastern manufacturing increased
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