The fertile soil is the aspect that attracted Texans to first settle the eastern part of the state.
Prior to when Spanish came to Texas, the Eastern Texas was occupied by Indians who took advantage of the fertile land to practice extensive agriculture.
But the arrival of the Spanish however, their numbers decreased and they increasingly turned to raiding farms granted to Mexican settlers by the Government.
After Mexico got independence from Spain, the Americans started seeing the fertile lands could be useful for cotton came in their numbers.
Therefore, the Option D is correct.
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