Which option best explains why the cotton stopped growing in the following scenario? After realizing that cotton was his only crop that yielded a profit, a farmer decided to plant and harvest only cotton in his fields. Over a five-year consecutive planting of cotton, the yields steadily declined. The farmer did not provide any soil amendments.

B. - The soil was depleted of its nutrients because the farmer did not replenish the land.

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answer; i believe that the correct answer is (decreased)

spain, portugal, france and england.

explanation:

spain, portugal, france and england were the first european country to carve an empire in the americas.

you gave no answer choices so, i gave you all of the correct countries.