Replace the words “the meaning” to “our intention”
The correct answer is Cotton.
Texas was a great area for cotton because of the vast amounts of land that were farmed and because of the amazing climate. They also had slaves so they could have them work on those farms and produce cotton which was the main thing in their economy.
The correct answer is “They believed the emphasis on the scientific method would bring Europe out of darkness”
The Enlightenment was a period of the rule of the scientific method, it was a moment when the Church lost influence over the academia and the importance of philosophers such as Voltaire, John Locke, Thomas Hobbes, David Hume, Rousseau, Adam Smith, and others.
During this period science was ruling, this way there was a creation of scientific methods, the secularization of learning, religious tolerance - in contrast of the power the Church had before - and separation between Church and State.
There was a thought that rational thought would improve humanity because it did not involve personal interests and beliefs.
Men were needed to work in war-related industries in the North. Most white men were being drafted, while draft boards were so racist that blacks tended to be excluded, and available to fill the industrial jobs.
