Which statement is the BEST description of the immediate effect of the cotton gin on cotton production in the American south in the early-1800s?
Responses
AAlthough now easier to produce, cotton was still less profitable than rice and tobacco.
Although now easier to produce, cotton was still less profitable than rice and tobacco.
BDaily rates of production rose from 1 pound of cotton per slave to as much as 50 pounds per slave.
Daily rates of production rose from 1 pound of cotton per slave to as much as 50 pounds per slave.
CDaily rates of production rose from 20 pounds of cotton per slave to as much as 40 pounds per slave.
Daily rates of production rose from 20 pounds of cotton per slave to as much as 40 pounds per slave.
DIt had little effect on cotton production because the machines were too expensive for most planters to purchase.