Cotton was the primary cash crop in the Southern United States during the 19th century, earning the region the title "Cotton Kingdom" and significantly fueling the U.S. Treasury through its massive economic impact. Grown extensively in states like Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, and South Carolina, cotton’s profitability stemmed from its ideal growing conditions in the South’s warm climate and fertile soil, coupled with the invention of the cotton gin, which revolutionized production. By the mid-