Why were the First railroads built in the south A. The weather in the south was better B. Southern states were bigger than other states. C. Farmers used them to move cotton D.more people lived in the south.
History · Middle School · Mon Jan 18 2021
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C. Farmers used them to move cotton
The first railroads built in the southern United States were primarily constructed to support the agricultural industry, which was booming at the time due to cotton production. The invention of the cotton gin had made it much easier to clean cotton fibers and as a result, cotton became a very profitable crop for southern farmers. The need to efficiently transport this crop from the plantations to ports or factories for processing and export was a major factor in the development of the railroad system in the South. Railroads allowed for faster, more reliable and higher capacity transport compared to the existing methods, such as wagons and riverboats.