Question

What made it possible for southern planters to boost their profits in the early 1800s?

A Workers planted less cotton and more rice and sugar cane.
B Planters started growing different varieties of cotton.
C Planters move North to fertile new lands.
D Workers cleaned more cotton in the same amount of time with the cotton gin.

Answer 1

D

Step-by-step explanation:

With the cotton gin, production rates boosted because it cleaned the cotton faster, and separated the seeds quicker. That way, cotton plantation owners sold much more cotton, and made a lot more money.