Question

Select the FIVE ways in which the cotton gin affected the South.

Slaves became more important and valuable.
Land under production declined.
Prosperity reached most of the Southern population.
Southern attitudes about slavery hardened.
Cotton became the principal southern crop.
The South developed a cultural caste system.
Cotton became a major U.S. export.

Answer 1

"Slaves became more important and valuable" "Southern attitudes about slavery hardened" "Cotton became the principal southern crop" "Cotton became a major U.S. export" and "Land under production declined"

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Answer 2

"Slaves became more important and valuable" "Southern attitudes about slavery hardened" "Cotton became the principal southern crop" "Cotton became a major U.S. export" and "Land under production declined" are all correct, since there was never a true caste system in the South.