Question

In what TWO ways did the cotton gin negatively impact Georgia’s economy?

Your answer:


1) It decreased the demand for railroad transportation.

2) It greatly expanded slavery throughout the state and region.

3) It resulted in Georgia losing land.

4) It made the state greatly dependent upon only one crop.

5) It made farmers lazy since they no longer had to remove cotton seeds by hand.

Answer 1

Cotton and slaves aren’t a good matchup for one and too no one wants to be racist