Question

Read the passage carefully. Explain how developments both outside of Texas and inside the state encouraged Texas farmers to rapidly increase the amount of cotton that they grew from 1860 to 1900. Drag and drop the correct word to complete the sentences. (4 points) Put responses in the correct input to answer the question. Select a response, navigate to the desired input and insert the response. Responses can be selected and inserted using the space bar, enter key, left mouse button or touchpad. Responses can also be moved by dragging with a mouse. Demand for Texas cotton was driven by continuing industrialization in Europe and the eastern United States, where Response area factories created cloth from cotton. In Texas, the expansion of Response area that could carry cotton products to market allowed farmers to expand cotton growing into other areas. Innovators such as Robert S. Munger came up with faster and more efficient ways to gin and Response area cotton. In the 1870s, the Response area of a butter substitute (oleomargarine) made from vegetable oil increased the demand for Texas cotton. Skip to navigation

Answer 1

Based on the context of your question regarding how developments outside and inside Texas encouraged farmers to increase cotton production from 1860 to 1900, here are the appropriate responses to fill in the sentence blanks:

1. Demand for Texas cotton was driven by continuing industrialization in Europe and the eastern United States, where textile factories created cloth from cotton.

2. In Texas, the expansion of railroads that could carry cotton products to market allowed farmers to expand cotton growing into other areas.

3. Innovators such as Robert S. Munger came up with faster and more efficient ways to gin and process cotton.

4. In the 1870s, the development of a butter substitute (oleomargarine) made from vegetable oil increased the demand for Texas cotton.

So the completed sentences will read:

1. Demand for Texas cotton was driven by continuing industrialization in Europe and the eastern United States, where textile factories created cloth from cotton.

2. In Texas, the expansion of railroads that could carry cotton products to market allowed farmers to expand cotton growing into other areas.

3. Innovators such as Robert S. Munger came up with faster and more efficient ways to gin and process cotton.

4. In the 1870s, the development of a butter substitute (oleomargarine) made from vegetable oil increased the demand for Texas cotton.