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Answer 1

Answer:

I looked it up for you. All you have to do is put it in your own words. Hope this helps.!! :)

Explanation:

In many respects, cotton's financial and political influence in the 19th century can be compared to that of the oil industry in the early 21st century. ... After Britain had officially declared its neutrality in the American war in May 1861, the president ... the “cotton famine” and the crippling of the British textile industry until late 1862.