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Cotton was the number 1 export in the U.S
44% of the Exports
By 1840 cotton accounted for morethen half of all U.S. exports
The only years U.S. didn't have the most cotton 1862- 1865 during the civil war
The Value of stock of slaves 1805 - 1860
National Wealth 1770 - 1810 .. The South had 2x the wealth as the North
