Why did the state of Georgia begin supporting the building of railroads in the early 1830s? A. Farmers could not produce enough food for Georgia's population and the state needed to import food from other states.

B. Georgia's cotton industry was growing rapidly and needed a more efficient way of shipping it to other states and to ports.

C. Georgia's leaders feared a civil war was coming and wanted to improve the state's ability to transport troops.

D. Manufacturers in Florida required large amounts of raw materials to be shipped from the North through Georgia. hp