What Did South Carolina Senator James Henry Hammond Imply When

What did South Carolina Senator James Henry Hammond imply when he boasted that "Cotton is King"?

A) The importance of cotton to the national and global economies entitled the South to play a major role in forming national policy.
B) European monarchies needed southern cotton to finance wars against their imperial rivals.
C) Profits from the sale of cotton were used to develop a sophisticated system of infrastructure in the South, making it the most dominant region in the nation.
D) The large amount of cotton resulted in the establishment of many textile factories in the South, making it a world leader in industrialization.