Which of the following statements is FALSE?
a.
Train freight rates to transport bales of cotton were half the price of wagon freight weights.
b.
The average price of a 500 pound bale of cotton in 1876 was $35.00.
c.
The railroad only crossed the 98th meridian in Texas at one location, near Austin.
d.
The railroad encouraged settlements in Texas west of the 98th meridian.

Please select the best answer from the choices provided

The graph shows a demand curve. which most likely accounts for the changes shown on the demand curve?

What is “the compromise of 1850? ” *

In 1914, alabama produced 1.7 million bales of cotton, but three years later produced only 515,000, bales. meanwhile, in georgia, 5.2 million acres of land was dedicated for cotton production in 1914, but by 1923 there were just 2.6 million acres used for growing cotton. all of this was the result of the work of a tiny insect: the boll weevil. alabama and georgia first felt the effects of the boll weevil at different times. what would account for this difference in timing?