During the 1800 there was a big economic boom in the northern states. However, the south also had cotton as a leading cash crop during the 1800s.
Under the Missouri Compromise on 1820 Missouri got in to the Union as slave state to compromise the balance between slave and non-slave states yet on August 10,1821 the Union restricted the importation of slaves in to Missouri when it became the 24th state.
The answer is b.Multiple processing steps can be avoided.
Traditionally, energy crops are used for ethanol production thanks to yeast cultures. But, cyanobacteria can naturally ferment alcohol, such as isobutanol, without the need of yeast cultures. This way some steps are avoided and the process is faster. Also, cyanobacteria have a fast life cycle, so it can be produced great amounts of isobutanol for a short period of time.
Lack of good soil for farming, Rainy weather almost all the time, little sunshine.