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Which group made up the majority of white Southerners?
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Responses
planters
planters
capitalists
capitalists
middle class
middle class
small farmers
small farmers
small farmers
the invention of the cotton gin
state laws to control slaves
Those states used slave labor to grow different crops.
Which is the most likely cause of the spike in cotton production in Mississippi in the mid-1800s shown on the chart?
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Responses
the growth in demand for cotton in the North and Europe
the growth in demand for cotton in the North and Europe
the introduction of new irrigation methods to the region
the introduction of new irrigation methods to the region
the invention of the cotton gin
the invention of the cotton gin
the increase in number of immigrant-owned farms
the increase in number of immigrant-owned farms
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What were slave codes?
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Responses
state laws to control slaves
state laws to control slaves
conduct standards slaves held themselves to
conduct standards slaves held themselves to
state laws to expand slavery
state laws to expand slavery
national laws to limit slavery
Use the charts to answer the question.
Based on the data on the charts, what can be inferred about the states that show an increase of enslaved workers and have low cotton shares?
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Responses
Those states used slave labor to grow different crops.
Those states used slave labor to grow different crops.
Those states used additional slave labor in their factories.
Those states used additional slave labor in their factories.
Those states had only just begun to grow cotton and had to increase their workforce.
Those states had only just begun to grow cotton and had to increase their workforce.
Those states were new and data was not available prior to their entry into the Union.