Question

How did the invention of the cotton gin in 1793 affect the use of slave labor in the South? Although the cotton gin affected the tasks performed by enslaved workers, the number of workers needed remained constant. Although the cotton gin did not alter the tasks performed by enslaved workers, the number of workers sharply increased. Because the cotton gin was so efficient, plantation owners needed fewer enslaved workers to produce cotton. Because the cotton gin processed cotton so quickly, farmers needed increasing numbers of enslaved workers.

Answer 1

the answer is D

Step-by-step explanation:

D: because the cotton gin was processed so quickly, farmers needed increasing numbers of enslaved workers

Answer 2

Answer: Because the cotton gin processed cotton so quickly, farmers needed increasing numbers of enslaved workers.

Step-by-step explanation:

The cotton gin made processing cotton so much more efficient that it was being produced very quickly. As a result, Southern businessmen and farmers saw an opportunity to make more money if they planted more cotton.

In other to plant more cotton, they turned more and more to slave labor and increased the number of enslaved workers that they had so that the enslaved people would farm more cotton and make higher profits for the farmers.