Hello,
Number 1: Agriculture
Number 2: The discovery of Cumberland Gap in 1750, as well as the end of the French and Indian War in 1763 lured settlers deeper into the mountains.
Number 3: Mainly rural areas
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It was positive because slaves could pick the cotton much faster that way, and it increased the availability of cotton for sale and for things like clothes because the cotton gin got it done so much faster
