Question

Which of the following was NOT a result of the Cotton Gin?

a Growth of factories making clothes
b Less slaves moving to Mississippi and Alabama
c More money to slave owners and businesses that transported cotton
d more people started growing cotton and more workers needed

Answer 1

b v/Answer:

B

Step-by-step explanation:

The cotton gin increased the demand for new slaves, it didn't decrease the need for them. The growth of the cotton industry created the demand for more slaves because the new technology made it possible to farm cotton on a large scale.