While the Northeast industrialized, the southern states became reliant upon enslaved labor especially so after
A) the invention of the mechanical reaper.
B) the Supreme Court ruled slavery to be constitutional.
C) the constitution allowed the slave trade to go on indefinitely.
D) the invention of the cotton gin.

Question

While the Northeast industrialized, the southern states became reliant upon enslaved labor especially so after
A) the invention of the mechanical reaper.
B) the Supreme Court ruled slavery to be constitutional.
C) the constitution allowed the slave trade to go on indefinitely.
D) the invention of the cotton gin.

idek-ok · Answer

D.  I'm 100% sure.

idek-ok · Answer

This is because after the cotton gin was invented by Eli Whitney they could produce more cotton which meant they needed slaves.  They gained 22 million in profits, thanks to the cotton gin.