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

During the first half of the nineteenth century,the "cotton kingdom"

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