How was the pre-Civil War economy of Texas similar to the economies of the rest of the South?

relied on forming and ranching, rural and not many cities

Explanation:

The agricultural and plantation economy of Texas was similar to the economies of the rest of the South. Most families lived on small family farms. A small number (about 10%) of Texans owned large farms called plantations. The wealthiest families owned most of the land and most of the slaves and produced the majority of the state’s cotton. Like the rest of the South, cotton was the most important industry in Texas. Cattle was the second most important industry in Texas. Throughout Texas and the South, there was very little manufacturing.

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