Question

Study the sequence of events below and answer the question that follows:
Eli Whitney obtains a
patent for the
cotton gin.
Raw cotton becomes easier to process.
Cotton production increases.
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Which of these best completes the diagram above?
(1 point)
The demand for slaves increases in the South.
More textile factories are established in the South.
The number of European immigrants arriving at southern port cities increases.
More tobaco and food crops are cultivated on southern plantations.

Answer 1

The event that best completes the diagram above is: **The demand for slaves increases in the South.**

This follows logically from the increase in cotton production facilitated by the cotton gin, which in turn led to a greater need for labor to cultivate and harvest the expanded cotton crops.