Farmers would produce crops for their families and they would have surpluses of the crops as well which they sold in local trades. This was the basis of the economy and when they started to produce the cotton and other cash crops, it became more of a demand instead of doing a national trade with Britain. In 1793 the cotton industry expanded rapidly because of a man named Eli
Farmers would produce crops for their families and they would have surpluses of the crops as well which they sold in local trades. This was the basis of the economy and when they started to produce the cotton and other cash crops, it became more of a demand instead of doing a national trade with Britain. In 1793 the cotton industry expanded rapidly because of a man named Eli