Magine you are a business person who needs new markets for your goods in the 1800’s. How would you persuade the government to abandon its policy of isolationism and begin seeking trade overseas? (What arguments would you use? What advantages for your own company

In 1914, alabama produced 1.7 million bales of cotton, but three years later produced only 515,000, bales. meanwhile, in georgia, 5.2 million acres of land was dedicated for cotton production in 1914, but by 1923 there were just 2.6 million acres used for growing cotton. all of this was the result of the work of a tiny insect: the boll weevil. alabama and georgia first felt the effects of the boll weevil at different times. what would account for this difference in timing?