Term

What accounted for Georgia’s prosperity in the antebellum period?

Definition

Cotton boom + enslaved labor + expanding rail/market access (cotton became king; removal of Native lands and land lotteries opened acreage)

Term

What were the major forms of transportation during the antebellum period?

Definition

Rivers/steamboats, dirt roads/turnpikes, stagecoaches, and railroads.

Term

What were some advances in transportation during the antebellum period?

Definition

Steamboats, canals in some regions, and rapid railroad construction that linked interior towns to ports and markets.