Why did so many Southern cotton planters move to Texas in the mid-1800s?

a) Slavery had been banned in other Southern states.

b) Demand for cotton in Europe was at an all-time low.

c) Enslaved workers could still be imported from Africa.

d) They had exhausted the soil in their former states.

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Xander Morrison · Answer 1

I think the answer is A. I had to do this and on my assignment we had it was because they had banned it in other states

Why did so many Southern cotton planters move to Texas in the mid-1800s?a) Slavery had been banned in other Southern states.b) Demand for cotton in Europe was at an all-time low.c) Enslaved workers could still be imported from Africa.d) They had exhausted the soil in their former states.