What invention effectively ended the era of the "long drives" of the late 19th century?
a. barbed wire
b. the cotton gin
c. the steel plow
d. the refrigerated box car

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?

Why did working women earn one-thrid to one-half as much as men

Which scholars explained the roles of the public and private sectors by comparing it to maneuvering a boat?