FORESTRY
AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION
Question
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In colonial times, the most widely grown cotton was
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King Cotton
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manufactured cotton
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Sea Island cotton
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None of the above
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -In 1556, the first settlers grew cotton in southern Florida and used it to make homespun clothing. In order to grow properly, cotton requires a warm climate, so the American south is the ideal place for it to be harvested. In the 1730s, England began using American cotton as part of its clothing industry.
Detailed explanation-2: -When Columbus discovered America in 1492, he found cotton growing in the Bahama Islands. By 1500, cotton was known generally throughout the world. Cotton seed are believed to have been planted in Florida in 1556 and in Virginia in 1607. By 1616, colonists were growing cotton along the James River in Virginia.
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