SAT US History Practice Question

How did the invention of the cotton gin affect the South?

1. A.Planters divided their large plantations into smaller farms.
2. B.The economy boomed because one gin could do the work of 1,000 slaves.
3. C.Slavery began to be less profitable and started to die out.
4. D.Southerners began to build textile mills and make their own cloth for export and trade.
5. E.Southerners began building factories to manufacture more cotton gins.