Not all land was suitable for the growth of cotton.
While the south was generally good for growing cotton, it couldn't be grown everywhere. The right soil and water conditions were needed to grow cotton and preferably would be grown on a large, flat piece of land as well. Unlike cotton, rice grows best in wet soil and tobacco grew well in the climates of Virginia, Kentucky, and Tennessee.
TAYLOR'S CONSTANT NEED FOR CONTROL IS A SYMPTOM OF OCD.<span />
The correct answer is D) dependence.
Dependence is increased when the resources you control are important. When you possess anything that others require but that you alone control, you make them dependent on you and, therefore you gain power over them.