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Placement-Style United States History Practice Question of the Day
Preparing cotton to be ginned Source: Wikimedia Commons
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Question 900:
During the first half of the nineteenth century, which of the following
was true of cotton's impact?
(A) the internal slave trade declined in
importance
(B) the importation of slaves from other
countries increased dramatically
(C) the price of slaves decreased
(D) Southern agriculture became more
diversified
(E) the demand for slaves increased
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