The South became the Cotton Kingdom in the early nineteenth century partly because of
a. the collapse of the tobacco market.
b. the arrival of slaves from Egypt who were experienced in cotton cultivation.
c. the opening of rich river bottomlands in the Gulf Coast states.
d. the eradication of the boll weevil.
e. the growth of textile production in the region.
c
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