Proper noun
King Cotton
(obsolete) A personification of the cotton production of the southern United States.
The Confederates assumed that European countries were so dependent on " King Cotton " that they would intervene; none did, and none recognized the new Confederate States of America. Source: Internet
By the mid-19th century, " King Cotton " had become the backbone of the southern American economy. Source: Internet
"King Cotton" was dead, as the South could export less than 10 percent of its cotton. Source: Internet
The cash came from exports but the Southern people spontaneously stopped exports in spring 1861 to hasten the impact of " King Cotton ". Source: Internet