Question

How did the cotton gin affect agriculture in the South?

Responses

It increased the cost of producing cotton, so only the wealthiest farmers could plant it.

It increased the quality of the cotton but was unable to increase the output.

It decreased the amount of land needed to plant cotton.

It increased the demand for the labor of enslaved people.

Answer 1

it increased the demand for the labor of enslaved people.

Step-by-step explanation:

The cotton gin increased the quality aswell as the output, the cotton gin actually lowed the cost of planting cotton because the cotton gin seperated the seeds and made the seeds less costly so the seeds were easily available wich made a boom in the farming of cotton. that lead too an expansion of land all over the south.