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Encyclopedia of Arkansas: Cotton Industry HandoutEncyclopedia of Arkansas: Cotton Industry Handout
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9th - 10th
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Encyclopedia of Arkansas: Cotton Industry

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Cotton has long been an important and successful part of the economy and history of Arkansas. This is an overview of the cotton industry from the early days of plantations, slaves, immigrant workers to today's productive source of income. Links to lesson plans are provided.

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cotton

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cash crop, cotton industry, sharecroppers, tenant farmers, arkansas cotton industry, elaine massacre, mechanical cotton pickers, slavery in arkansas, general historic information about arkansas

Classroom Considerations

  • Knovation Readability Score: 4 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)

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