On the eve of the civil war, approximately how much of the world's cotton supply came from the southern united states

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27 September, 11:36

On the eve of the civil war, approximately how much of the world's cotton supply came from the southern united states

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Ayana Lambert · Answer 1

On the eve of the Civil War, the percentage of the world’s cotton supply coming from the Southern parts was 75 percent. The plantations and farms of the South supplied this percentage of the world cotton crop. This was the source of textile manufacturing in Great Britain and the United States.