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Why did the cotton gin lead to more slavery?

O A. The work of picking cotton got harder.
O B. Raising cotton became more expensive.
O C. Growing cotton became more profitable, and slaves were needed
to grow the cotton.
O D. Cotton plantations started losing money.

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Answer: C , Growing cotton became more profitable, and slaves were needed

to grow the cotton.

Step-by-step explanation:

The higher the demand the higher prices can go. In order to raise the prices you must be pushing out enough of the wanted product. In this case Cotton was in high demand so they needed to make more, this led to them buying more helping hands.

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C is the correct answer
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