As over-cultivation depleted arable land in the Southeast, slaveholders began relocating their plantations to more fertile lands west of the Appalachians, where the institution of slavery continued to grow. What was the reason for slaveholders relocating their plantations to more fertile lands west of the Appalachians?
1) To escape the effects of over-cultivation
2) To take advantage of the fertile lands
3) To expand the institution of slavery
4) To establish new trade routes