What contributed most to the division of the Mississippi Territory into two separate states? Part of the territory relied on cotton growing, and the other part relied on industry.
One part of the territory was dominated by Federalists, while the other was dominated by Republicans.
The western and eastern halves of the territory had large differences in the size of their populations.
The western part of the territory was influenced by France, while the eastern part was influenced by Spain.

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? a) the infestation moved from west to east. b) the infestation moved from east to west. c) georgia had better ways to deal with the problem. d) alabama was further from the insect's point of origin.