Question

What contributed to the growth of slavery in the South during the antebellum era? Check all that apply.

Factories needed a number of workers to run new machines.
The cotton gin made it easier and cheaper to produce cotton.
Ships began to import enslaved workers to the South after 1807.
Plantation owners needed more workers to grow labor-intensive crops.
More plantations in the Appalachian Mountains began to grow rice and cotton.

Answer 1

Plantation owners needed more workers to grow labor-intensive crops.

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Answer 2

The answer is B and D on edge