By far the counties with the most enslaved persons had large plantations filled with cotton and sugar. These plantations were found in the geographic region in the us referred to as the “Deep South.” The climate being hot and humid for most of the year makes the prefect conditions for the growth of cotton and sugar. The counties with the least enslaved persons were areas where wheat and corn was grown.
Sugar, cotton, and tobacco were important shipping products/crops for the south. However, one important thing to note is the confederacy was not able to trade well due the blockade imposed by the Union navy. As such, trade was often conducted by land or river passage ways-which is why the Mississippi River was crucial for the Union war effort.
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