Question

question 1
how did technology help create \king cotton?\ select all that apply.
the cotton gin increased productivity in processing picked cotton
the invention of the shovel in 1794 allowed individual workers to till the land
steamboats allowed heavy cotton bales to be transported long distances
the machines in cotton mills (in the american northeast and in great britain) created a lucrative textile industry
question 2
what was a consequence of the ending of the international slave trade?
enslaved people were given the choice to either stay in the united states or to return to africa
the united states became the first country to abolish slavery
the domestic slave trade increased
the underground railroad began smuggling captured africans into the united states

Explanation:

• Question 1:
• The cotton gin (invented in 1793, not 1794 as wrongly stated in one option) increased productivity in processing cotton. Steamboats (invented in the early 19th century) allowed heavy cotton bales to be transported long - distance. Cotton mills (in the Northeast US and Britain) created a lucrative textile industry that demanded more cotton.
• Question 2:
• When the international slave trade ended (in the US in 1808), the domestic slave trade increased as slaveholders in the Upper South sold slaves to the Deep South to meet the labor demands of cotton plantations.

Answer:

• Question 1:
• The cotton 'gin increased productivity in processing picked cotton.
• Steamboats allowed heavy cotton bales to be transported long distances.
• The machines in cotton mills (in the American Northeast and in Great Britain) created a lucrative textile industry.
• Question 2: The domestic slave trade increased.