Why Did Cotton Farmers Use So Many Slaves

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Multiple Choice

Why did cotton farmers use so many slaves?

• A) Cotton farming involved very intensive, laborious care and cultivation.
• B) Cotton planting and culture was spread over an extensive area.
• C) Cotton farmers were in Alabama and Mississippi, where racism was strongest.
• D) Cotton farmers tended to be the wealthiest and hated to do manual labor.

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