Question

Choose the correct answer(s).

The Old Southwest:
- attracted thousands of settlers in the 1820s and 1830s with its low land prices and suitability for cotton production.
- attracted nearly twice as many female as male settlers in the early years.
- included Texas, Arizona, New Mexico, and Utah.
- soon boasted the nation’s highest standards of public education.
- was a promised land for slaves because of superior work conditions.

Answer 1

The right answer:

- It attracted thousands of settlers in the 1820s and 1830s with its low land prices and suitability for cotton production.

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