How did Eli Whitney's cotton gin influence rapid growth in Southern slavery?
A-The invention was a failure, and caused an
agricultural depression that may have
eventually led to the natural death of slavery.
B-Senator James Tallmadge's idea to ban use of the Cotton gin and end slavery in Missouri
caused a tremendous uproar in Congress.
C- The machine allowed the South to expand their cultivation enormously, and cotton production needed a large labor force.
D-The economy of the South depended upon their
slaves, and their elected officials were determined to protect that economy