Question

What was one effect of the cotton gin in the United States?

A Improved soil fertility
B Expansion of mercantilism
Increased efficiency of crop irrigation
DExpansion of the plantation system

Answer 1

D. Expansion of the plantation system

Step-by-step explanation:

The most significant effect of the cotton gin, however, was the growth of slavery. While it was true that the cotton gin reduced the labor of removing seeds, it did not reduce the need for enslaved labor to grow and pick the cotton. In fact, the opposite occurred