Question

Which statement BEST explains the growth of Georgia's textile industry during the late 1800's? Georgia had a strong educational system, which trained workers with special skills and expertise in textiles. Georgia had water resources, a network of railroad lines, a supply of cotton, and coastal seaports. Georgia had abundant water resources to provide power for textile mills. Georgia had abundant supplies of the two essential raw materials for textiles-cotton and wood.

Answer 1

The correct answer is B) Georgia had water resources, a network of railroad lines, a supply of cotton, and coastal seaports.

The statement that best explains the growth of Georgia's textile industry during the late 1800s is "Georgia had water resources, a network of railroad lines, a supply of cotton, and coastal seaports."

After the American Civil War, many states suffered during the Reconstruction period due to the destruction caused by the war. In the case of the state of Georgia, the textile industry became one of the most important production factors in the recovery of the state.

However, the great impulse started in the 1870s when Henry W, Glady invited people to have a cotton mill in every town to support the industrialization of cotton in Georgia.