Multiple choice

How did the cotton gin impact the economic growth of the South?

  1. more cotton shipped overseas

  2. more cotton was planted

  3. an increased use of slave labor

  4. All of them did
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D Correct answer
Explanation

The cotton gin made processing cotton much faster, which led to increased planting, higher exports, and a greater reliance on enslaved labor to meet the growing demand.

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