Use the charts to answer the question. Based on the data on the charts, what can be inferred about the states that show an increase of enslaved workers and have low cotton shares? (1 point) Responses Those states used slave labor to grow different crops. Those states used slave labor to grow different crops. Those states used additional slave labor in their factories. Those states used additional slave labor in their factories. Those states had only just begun to grow cotton and had to increase their workforce. Those states had only just begun to grow cotton and had to increase their workforce. Those states were new and data was not available prior to their entry into the Union.

Answer 1

Based on the data on the charts, the most likely inference about the states that show an increase of enslaved workers and have low cotton shares is: Those states had only just begun to grow cotton and had to increase their workforce. This suggests that the increase in enslaved workers was related to a growing cotton industry in those states.