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This was the time of reconstruction in the south, investing more into agriculture and economy. the southern states were helped by the north to build up strong governments again
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The south was best at growing and harvesting crops, especially cotton, but it took a while to clean and process the cotton. growth was slow and harvesting even slower.
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A man by the name Eli Whitney created a machine that separated the cotton fibers from the seeds, which decreased the amount of time it took to process the cotton.
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cotton production increase due to the cotton gin and more investing in cotton growth and harvest
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by 1830 cotton was being very quickly produced and processed and Georgia became the south's #1 textile producer.
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the cotton business was booming but there weren't enough people to keep up with with the cotton gins fast paced production.
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the civil war began and textile companies were making clothing and materials for soldiers, which gave the south an advantage....but not for long...
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confederates v.s. union
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"the march to the sea" in that time the union army burned almost all of the mills to the ground to prevent the south from making anymore cotton products.
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Henry w. Grady encouraged the atlanta constitution to have a cotton mill in every georgia town, so rebuilding the mills started and ended during this time.