Question

5. How does the sentence below support the author’s point?
a. It shows how the war affected the economics by harming cotton production.
b. It describes the problems farmers had with cotton.
c. It introduces how important textile mills were.
d. It does not support the author’s point.
Columbus would use the railroad to fuel its industry.
Georgia would continue to plant cotton but faced failure after failure in turning a profit.

Answer 1

a. It shows how the war affected the economics by harming cotton production.