Which of the following were intentions behind President Abraham Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation? Select all that apply. A
to encourage conservatives to leave the North

B
to publicly put the Union on the side of morality

C
to weaken the economy of the Confederate states

D
to facilitate Union alliances with American Indians

E
to encourage African Americans to join the Union army

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?