Mark if the following is an example of work slaves did in the Americas.

A.

Most slaves shipped across the Atlantic worked in the sugar colonies of Brazil and the Caribbean.

B.

Most North American slaves harvested sugar, as well as rice, tobacco, and indigo.

C.

More slaves worked on farms and in households in the American North than in the Deep South.

D.

The invention of the cotton gin made cotton farming profitable and increased the demand for slaves.

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Gillian Scott

27 August, 04:35

Mark if the following is an example of work slaves did in the Americas.

A.

Most slaves shipped across the Atlantic worked in the sugar colonies of Brazil and the Caribbean.

B.

Most North American slaves harvested sugar, as well as rice, tobacco, and indigo.

C.

More slaves worked on farms and in households in the American North than in the Deep South.

D.

The invention of the cotton gin made cotton farming profitable and increased the demand for slaves.

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Kendall Petty · Answer 1

The answer is D) because the cotton had spikes and pockies on it, so it hurt to touch, and you could purchase a slave to save yourself from the pain

Daphne Curry · Answer 2

The answer is D, the cotton gin patented by Eli Whitney made cotton production increase. The theory with this is that they would need less slaves to produce cotton now, but they wanted more slaves so they could produce even more cotton than before.