Most of the Cotton Produced in the American South After

question 124

Multiple Choice

Most of the cotton produced in the American South after the invention of the cotton gin was

• A) produced by free labor.
• B) sold to England.
• C) grown on the tidewater plains.
• D) consumed by the southern textile industry.
• E) of the long-staple variety.

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