Question

How did the cotton gin affect the Southern economy? Choose four answers. It increased the demand for enslaved laborers. It increased the speed at which cotton could be produced. It increased the growth of farms and plantations. It increased the demand for cotton. It increased the demand for skilled workers.

Answer 1

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While it was true that the cotton gin reduced the labor of removing seeds, it did not reduce the need for slaves to grow and pick the cotton. ... Cotton growing became so profitable for the planters that it greatly increased their demand for both land and slave labor.

Answer 2

Answer:

While it was true that the cotton gin reduced the labor of removing seeds, it did not reduce the need for slaves to grow and pick the cotton. In fact, the opposite occurred. Cotton growing became so profitable for the planters that it greatly increased their demand for both land and slave labor.

Explanation:

2Nd is correct