New South Notes
2/10/15 12:05 PM Economic Diversification Cotton was the ruler of the South before the Civil war After the civil war many leaders in the South believed that the reliance on one crop made them weak. Henry W. Grady He was the editor of the Atlanta Constitution He had an optimistic view of the New South?s potential Saw an agricultural society based around the growth of many crops People turned to tobacco. A new ay of curing tobacco was discovered Rice and can sugar were grown in Louisiana Seaman A. Knapp showed farmers what to grow Cotton was still a major crop, and even more of it was produced after the Civil War Saw the importance of moving toward industrialization Railroads were being built all over the country, this helped the agriculture industry