Full question:
Which statements describe a negative outcome of invention of the cotton gin?
A) The invention made processing cotton faster, easier and more efficient.
B) By 1850, almost 75% of the world's cotton was processed in the United States.
C) Twenty years after the cotton gin invention, the number of slaves in America had doubled.
D) To keep up with demand for cotton, plantation owners set very long hours of relentless work.
Eliminate
E) In the decade following the invention, cotton production rose from 3,000 bales a year to 100,000 bales a year.
Answer:
C) Twenty years after the cotton gin invention, the number of slaves in America had doubled.
D) To keep up with demand for cotton, plantation owners set very long hours of relentless work Eliminate
Explanation:
The cotton Gin provided the plantation owners with a new method of production that was more efficient and cheaper.
Many of the owners at the time were consumed by Greed and decided to put their plantation into maximum capacity regardless of the human cost.
Production of Cotton Gin still require human labors. As a result, many plantation owners invested a lot of capital in acquiring slaves that they force to work in extreme work hours without any reward. This was the reason why the number of slaves in Southern states increased for around 750,000 in number after the invention.
