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This was the main effect the cotton gin had on the South’s economy
A. The slaves were no longer needed to pick the cotton because the cotton gin did the work.
B. Some plantations stopped growing cotton because the cotton gin made artificial cotton.
C. The cotton gin made the plantations more dependent on slave labor because of an increase in production, distribution, and consumption of cotton.
D. The cotton gin slowed the growth of cotton, so there was much less cotton being grown in the Southern states.
What is C. The cotton gin made the plantations more dependent on slave labor because of an increase in production, distribution, and consumption of cotton?