What effect did Eli Whitney's cotton gin have on the Southern economy?

A) It caused many people to immigrate to the South.

B) It made the South far richer than the North.

C) It bolstered the need for slave labor in the South.

D) It eliminated the need for so many slaves.

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B) it made the south far richer than the north

What effect did Eli Whitney's cotton gin have on the Southern economy?A) It caused many people to immigrate to the South.B) It made the South far richer than the North.C) It bolstered the need for slave labor in the South.D) It eliminated the need for so many slaves.