Question

*

What impact did the cotton gin have on the state's slave population? *
1 point
No longer a need for large plantations.
Cut cotton production in half, no longer needing slave labor.
Banned slave labor was not affected by the invintion.
Increase the slave population due to the large profit farmers were making off of the
crop.

Answer 1

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.

Step-by-step explanation: