Question

• Invention of the cotton gin

• Opening of lands along the Mississippi River
•Growing demand for inexpensive labor
Which change occurred as a direct result of these developments?
A. A reduction in the number of skilled workers in northern states
B. The expansion of manufacturing into the western territories
C. A reduction in trade with European countries
D. The expansion of slavery into newly acquired territories

Answer 1

D. The expansion of slavery into newly acquired territories.

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