Question

What was a major reason that slavery expanded in the south in the first half of the 1800s?

Answer 1

1. Federal government regulations favored Southern exports. 
2. New inventions led to an increase in cotton production. 
3. Most early textile mills were built in the South. 
4. The federal government encouraged the importation of enslaved persons 
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Answer 2

(B) New inventions led to an increase in cotton production .