The cotton famine described the hardship the Confederate ban on cotton exports placed on British textile workers, as the lack of cotton from the American South severely impacted the textile industry in Britain.

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The Cotton Famine

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The cotton famine,

A) was a time of severe deprivation for Southern whites during the Civil War.
B) was the term used for the cotton shortage in India during the Civil War.
C) referred to the Confederate ban on cotton exports to the United States.
D) described the hardship the Confederate ban on cotton exports placed on British textile workers.

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