Which of the following statements is not true? a. the cotton gin increased the amount of useable cotton the deep south could produce. b. the cotton gin decreased the need for slave labor in the deep south. c. the cotton gin made it easier to separate cotton fibers from the seed. d. the cotton gin the south become a “cotton kingdom.”

The correct answer is b

Explanation: The cotton gin actually increased the need for slave labor- but not for processing, for the actual picking. Because so much more cotton could be processed daily, many more slaves were needed to fill the increased demand for cotton

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