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How did the boll weevil MOSTLY affect Georgia’s economy?

A) It forced Georgia to have a manufacturing economy.
B) It caused rice to be Georgia’s only money-making crop.
C) It caused a major upset to Georgia’s cash-crop economy.
D) It gave more economic opportunity to the pest controllers.

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the answer is C

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because the boll weevil caused ga to loose most of its cotton which was a major cash crop

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The answer is c. It caused a major upset to Georgia’s cash crop economy. That crop was cotton. It wasn’t just Georgia. Many of the Southern states’ economy were dependent on cotton. The boll weevil was known to destroy cotton in large numbers.

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