In what ways did the cotton gin affect the South? (you can choose more then one answer)
Land under production declined.
A social caste system was established in the South.
Cotton became "king," the principal southern crop.
Manufacturing grew in the South.
Slavery became more important and attitudes about it hardened.
Land under production declined.
A social caste system was established in the South.
Cotton became "king," the principal southern crop.
Manufacturing grew in the South.
Slavery became more important and attitudes about it hardened.