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| Most of the agriculture in the southern United States during the early 19th century was dedicated to growing one crop—cotton. Most of the cotton crop was grown on large plantations that used black slave labor, such as this one on the Mississippi River. | ||||||
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| United States (History); African American History; Abolitionist Movement; Slavery in the United States; Plantation (farm); Colonialism and Colonies | ||||||
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