How did cotton production contribute to divisions in the united states leading up to the civil war? a slave labor was needed to make cotton profitable, and slavery was a divisive issue at the time. b the majority of the nation's income was from cotton production, and the south wanted a greater share of the economic benefit. c cotton imports were banned in europe because of slavery, and the north especially needed that income. d the cotton crop could not be processed in the south, and the north wanted a greater share of the economic benefit for processing it.

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Based on this excerpt, the reader is able to conclude that turner feels about his friendship with lizzie.

The story line remains the same. the kids live in what was then one of the remaining beachfront slums, down the coast from the expensive malibu area. the beach was ruled by surfers, but in the afternoon, when the waves died down, some of the surfers, or their younger brothers, fooled around on skateboards. one day, skip engblom, the shop owner, comes up with a key breakthrough, polyurethane wheels: "they grip." with the additional traction, the z-boys try skating the sides of the big, open drainage canal that runs through the area. then comes a brainstorm: because of a drought, the area's swimming pools were drained. the kids started "borrowing" pools when the owners weren't home, to skate the curved sides.” where did “the lords of dogtown” originally practice their tricks? a. the beach c. an open drainage canal b. empty pools d. none of these