Question

Why did the South become heavily dependent upon cotton?

Answer 1

Answer:

Option: 3.Eli Whitney's cotton gin increased production.

Explanation:

By the coming of the Cotton Gin in 1793 in America, reduced the slaves in laboring in removing seeds from the cotton. Removing the seeds from cotton was back-breaking work for the slaves because it needed most of their time to finish the task in the given time. Cotton Gin provided relief but led in rising for slavery in the plantations to grow and pick in the fields. It also helped the planters in demand for land and slaves, which made them heavily depended upon cotton.

Answer 2

Eli Whitney's cotton gin increased production