Proponents of creating a "New South" argued that the Confederacy lost the Civil War because
A) slavery was unsustainable.
B) its military leadership was inept.
C) the Union embraced more desirable cultural values.
D) the southern elite were soft and undisciplined.
E) it relied too much upon King Cotton.

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The concept of the "New South" was partly based on the recognition that the over-reliance on cotton (often referred to as "King Cotton") and its monoculture economy was a significant weakness for the Confederacy during the Civil War. This over-dependence on a single crop made the South economically vulnerable and less industrially developed compared to the North, contributing to its defeat.

Proponents of Creating a "New South" Argued That the Confederacy