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Without the labor of enslaved people, cotton could not be farmed, which meant less profit.
Without the labor of enslaved people, cotton could not be farmed, which meant less profit.
Without the labor of enslaved people, less land could be farmed or ranched, which meant less profit.
Without the labor of enslaved people, less land could be farmed or ranched, which meant less profit.
Without the labor of enslaved people, land could not be farmed in East Texas, which meant less profit.
Without the labor of enslaved people, land could not be farmed in East Texas, which meant less profit.
Without the labor of enslaved people, only sheep could be ranched, which meant less profit.
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The best description of why plantation owners and cotton farmers believed they needed the labor of enslaved people is:
"Without the labor of enslaved people, cotton could not be farmed, which meant less profit."
This response accurately captures the economic rationale behind the reliance on enslaved labor in the cotton industry.
