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, Rapid Settlement of West Tennessee After the Jackson Purchase/ Chickasaw Treaty of 1818 West Tennessee was rapidly settled
with many cotton plantations and many slaves to work those plantation. It surpassed
Middle Tennessee as having the largest slave population among Tennessee's 3 grand
divisions.
Cash Crops Crops raised in large quantities in order to be sold for profit. Cotton and Tobacco were
Tennessee's largest cash crops in the time period 1800-1860. Slave Labor was used on
plantations growing these crops.
Steamboats Boats powered by steam engines that could easily paddle upstream, became vital part of
America's transportation system. By 1820 they came to Nashville, providing quicker more
reliable service to downriver markets.
Natchez Trace Road that goes from Nashville to Natchez, MS that connected Middle Tennessee to the
lower Mississippi River and was Tennessee's most important road for trade.