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Emma is conducting a research project on Texas during the 1840s and 1850s. Which keyword search should she use to find information about why slavery grew

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The slave population in Texas grew in the 1840s and 1850s because of the vast cotton plantations which needed a great many laborers. The settlers intended to create a cotton empire in Texas.

Question: Which keyword search should she use to find information about why slavery grew

Answer: history of slavery in Texas/ cotton economy


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