Which of the following statements is true?
Select one:
a. The cotton gin had the potential to greatly expand the southern economy.
b. The cotton gin alone greatly expanded the southern economy.
c. The cotton gin did not make much of a difference to the southern economy.
d. The cotton gin influenced the northern economy not the southern economy.

Question

Which of the following statements is true?
Select one:
a. The cotton gin had the potential to greatly expand the southern economy.
b. The cotton gin alone greatly expanded the southern economy.
c. The cotton gin did not make much of a difference to the southern economy.
d. The cotton gin influenced the northern economy not the southern economy.

anonymous · Answer

@ericanoel912 @FlufflePuffle

ericanoel912 · Answer

a

flufflepuffle · Answer

It had a great potential to increase the South's economic stature due to cotton now becoming a cash crop.

flufflepuffle · Answer

Erica, please try to help the asker understand why the answer you chose is correct, it is against the Code of Conduct to provide direct answers.