During the First Half of the Nineteenth Century, the "Cotton

During the first half of the nineteenth century, the "Cotton Kingdom"

A) was already losing ground to other staples, such as rice and tobacco.
B) saw wealthy planters outnumber small planters.
C) did not rely on large numbers of slaves imported directly from Africa.
D) was the dominant source of income of the lower South.
E) still had not adopted the cotton gin, despite the time and resources it saved.