Which of the following best describes the effect of the cotton gin on slavery?
A
A
The number of enslaved people working on cotton plantations increased.
B
The number of enslaved people working on cotton plantations decreased.
c
Because the cost of growing cotton decreased, the need for slave labor remained the
same
D
Because the cotton gin reduced the labor of removing seeds, it reduced the need for
slaves to grow and pick the cotton.
The labor and effort and time put into removing the seeds from the cotton decreased and became extremely profitable. However, the number of working slaves increased.
