7. Which statement about cotton in the southern colonies is false? a) Cotton was first grown in America in the state of Florida.
b) Cotton was primarily used to make clothing
c) Cotton was grown in the south to be used for clothing production in the
north.
d) Cotton production has decreased steadily over time.

d) Cotton production has decreased steadily over time.

Explanation:

Today, the cotton clothing industry is still strong in the United States. All the other responses are true.

the fact that could also be added to column b is that during world war ii, specifically between the years 1941 and 1945, japan expanded its territory towards the indonesian territory in what was known later as part of the "pacific war". in that time, japan could conquer the philipines, singapore,   borneo, central java, malang, cebu, sumatra and various other islands of the area, therefore expanding its territory for a brief period of time.