Explore how southern agriculture evolved through plantation farming, cotton production, and the invention of the cotton gin—transforming the ...

Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X During the 19th century, Sea Island cotton was grown on plantations in Florida, Georgia, and South ...

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