An important contribution of enslaved Africans employed in large-scale, specialized production of commodities in the Americas is the development of price-making markets across the Atlantic basin in regions (including Western Europe) that had long been dominated by non-market-oriented production.
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Long staple cotton was profitable because the cotton fibers could be easily separated from the seeds. ... While reducing the number of slaves needed to grow cotton the cotton gin greatly increased the areas where cotton could be profitably grown. This increased the demand for slaves.
The government was connected because you were not allowed to assemble back in that time, so the government could storm in any time they deemed suitable to them if they had proper suspicion.
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B. It informed the slaves in Texas that they were free.
Explanation:
Reading the excerpt, it states that the people of Texas were informed of the order, from which you can infer that it's talking about the slaves in Texas mainly