What was MOST responsible for Georgia’s expansive development in the late 1800s?

options:

Agricultural improvements
Agricultural improvements

Cotton industry
Cotton industry

Industrial growth
Industrial growth

Slavery

1 answer

The option that was MOST responsible for Georgia’s expansive development in the late 1800s is the Cotton industry. While agricultural improvements and industrial growth also played roles, the cotton industry had a significant impact on Georgia's economy and development during that period, particularly due to its prominence as a cash crop and its reliance on labor, including enslaved labor prior to the Civil War and sharecropping practices afterward.