Question

question: 19
use the the graph to answer the question
us cotton production 1790 - 1834
which event best explains the trend illustrated in the graph?
a. the tariff disputes that led to the nullification crisis in 1833
b. the election of thomas jefferson as president in 1800
c. the 1808 abolition of the slave trade in the united states
d. the invention and increased use of the cotton gin in the south

Explanation:

The graph shows a rise in US cotton production from 1790 - 1834. The cotton gin (invented by Eli Whitney) made processing cotton faster, increasing production. Option A (Nullification Crisis) was about tariffs, not cotton production. Option B (Jefferson’s election) didn’t directly impact cotton production. Option C (abolition of slave trade) didn’t boost cotton production; in fact, cotton demand increased slave labor, but the gin’s invention directly enabled more cotton processing. So the invention of the cotton gin (Option D) best explains the trend.

Answer:

D. the invention and increased use of the cotton gin in the South