The South was predominantly agricultural, and cotton was the most valuable export in the United States. Although southern states produced two-thirds of the world's supply of cotton, the South had little manufacturing capability. On the contrary, the North enjoyed a commercial and manufacturing economy. After the Civil War, the cotton industry was one of the world’s largest industries. Besides, most of the world supply of cotton came from the American South. That's why, the entire South was economically dependent on cotton. The economic importance of cotton didn't diminish after the war and the future of this raw material remained under southern control.
Major functions of modern government include (1) foreign diplomacy, (2) military defense, (3) maintenance of domestic order, (4) administration of justice,
This forbids states to restrict the BASIC right of citizens and other people
-organised a centralised legal system for the ottoman state
-expanded both the territory and the revenue of the empire
-built up istanbul as the empires capital
