Cotton dominated the South’s agricultural economy, but the region grew a variety of crops and was largely self-sufficient in foodstuffs.

READING THE MAP In what type of geographic areas were rice and sugar grown? After cotton, what crop commanded the greatest agricultural area in the South? In which region of the South was this crop predominantly found?

CONNECTIONS What role did the South play in the U.S. economy in 1860? How did the economy of the South differ from that of the North?