Question
Eli Whitney's invention of the cotton gin in 1793 led to
A.
a decrease in the number of slaves in the South.
B.
an increase in agricultural production in the South.
C.
an increase in the amount of cotton the U.S. imported.
D.
an increase in the number of textile mills in the South.
A.
a decrease in the number of slaves in the South.
B.
an increase in agricultural production in the South.
C.
an increase in the amount of cotton the U.S. imported.
D.
an increase in the number of textile mills in the South.
Answers
GPT-4o mini
Eli Whitney's invention of the cotton gin in 1793 led to:
**B. an increase in agricultural production in the South.**
The cotton gin significantly increased the efficiency of cotton processing, which in turn led to a boom in cotton production and consequently an increase in the demand for slave labor in the South.
**B. an increase in agricultural production in the South.**
The cotton gin significantly increased the efficiency of cotton processing, which in turn led to a boom in cotton production and consequently an increase in the demand for slave labor in the South.