The Lancashire Famine was caused by a reduction in the green-seed variety of this crop sent to Great Britain.
After the Treaty of Fort Jackson was signed, high demand for this product prompted the "Alabama Fever." Harriet Ann Jacobs said she would rather spend the rest of her life growing this item "than to live with an unprincipled master and a jealous mistress." The Lancashire Famine was caused by a reduction in the green-seed variety of this crop sent to Great Britain. Politicians and authors declared that this crop was "king" in asserting that the Confederacy would win the Civil War. For 10 points each, name this cash crop, the production of which was revolutionized in 1791 by Eli Whitney.
After the Treaty of Fort Jackson was signed, high demand for this product prompted the "Alabama Fever."
cotton [accept specific variants of cotton] &lt;GA&gt;