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A map focuses on the southern United States. The key shows cotton producing areas, Union states, and Confederate states. The large shaded cotton producing area is located in parts of North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Tennessee, Mississippi, Arkansas, Louisiana, and Texas. Virginia is also shown as a Confederates state, but it does not produce cotton. Union states are shown bordering the Confederate states and northward, but are not labeled. The Atlantic Ocean to the east and the Gulf of Mexico to the south are included. The Mississippi River is labeled. A scale shows 200 miles and 200 kilometers.

Which argument is best supported by the image?

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Responses

Cotton was only grown in Texas and Arkansas.
Cotton was only grown in Texas and Arkansas.

States that grew cotton were more likely to use the labor of enslaved people.
States that grew cotton were more likely to use the labor of enslaved people.

Labor from enslaved people was used throughout the U.S.
Labor from enslaved people was used throughout the U.S.

Southern states were culturally different from northern states.
Southern states were culturally different from northern states.
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The best argument supported by the image is that states that grew cotton were more likely to use the labor of enslaved people. The large shaded cotton producing area spans across multiple southern states, indicating that these states were likely heavily reliant on enslaved labor for cotton production.