term for the south that emphasized its economic dependence on a single staple product?

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for ap us history

Answer 1

the cotton kingdom

•the Cotton Kingdom – term for the South that emphasized its economic dependence on a single staple product

Answer 2

King Cotton is a phrase used in the Southern United States. The phrase was used mainly by Southern politicians and authors who wanted to illustrate the importance of the crop to southern economy. This is because Southern plantations generated three-fourths of the world's cotton supply.[1] In particular, after the invention of the cotton gin the production of cotton surpassed that of tobacco in the south and became the dominant cash crop.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_Cotton

Answer 3

Economist also use the term "staple trap" to refer to an economy which does so well selling its staple product that it fails further to develop that economy and does develop strong linkages from the staple sector.

Answer 4

This is called "monoculture"

The main crop in the US was cotton in the South, wheat in the Dakotas, coffee in Brazil, bananas in Cenrtral America.