Why was a formal Army absent in the United States before the formation of the Continental Army? A:The United States had never been attacked by any Country.
B:The United States relied on the British Army in major war situations.
C:Every citizen was capable of fighting in a full fledged war, if needed.
D:US citizens considered serving in the Army as an undignified job.

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?