Use the graph and your knowledge of social studies to answer the following question.
Why did the price of cotton drop after 1865?
AThe boll weevil created an abundance of cotton.
BDuring the Civil War, many European textile factories had found suppliers outside the South.
CWithout slave labor, Southern farmers could not afford to grow cotton.
DThe Farmers’ Alliance forced the government to regulate crop prices.
Why did the price of cotton drop after 1865?
AThe boll weevil created an abundance of cotton.
BDuring the Civil War, many European textile factories had found suppliers outside the South.
CWithout slave labor, Southern farmers could not afford to grow cotton.
DThe Farmers’ Alliance forced the government to regulate crop prices.