Question

use the chart of population statistics of georgia to answer the question that follows.
slave population of georgia

year	slave population	percentage of total population
1800	59,699	36.7%
1810	105,218	41.7%
1820	149,656	43.9%

what played the most significant role in the population trend illustrated in the chart?
a the georgia gold rush
b the invention of the cotton gin
c the yazoo land fraud
d the development of railroads

Explanation:

The chart shows the growth of the slave population in Georgia from 1790 to 1820. The invention of the cotton gin (Option B) increased the demand for cotton production, which in turn increased the need for slave labor, leading to a rise in the slave population. The Georgia Gold Rush (A) was later, Yazoo land fraud (C) was about land, and railroad development (D) was later and not directly tied to slave population growth in this period.

Answer:

B. the invention of the cotton gin