Question

2. As a result of the introduction of the cotton gin a. fewer slaves were needed on the plantations. b. short-staple cotton lost popularity. c. slavery was reinvigorated in the South. d. Thomas Jefferson predicted the gradual death of slavery. e. the African slave trade was legalized.

Answer 1

Answer:

C) slavery was reinvigorated in the South.

Explanation:

The cotton gin was a machine that reduced significantly the amount of labor needed to remove seeds from cotton, but it actually ended up increasing the total demand for slaves needed to pick up cotton. This machine increased the profits of growing cotton, and that increased the supply of cotton and the need for workers.