During the Industrial Revolution, how did innovations in technology affect the use of enslaved workers in the United States?

The cotton gin made it much faster to separate cotton fibers from seeds, making cotton production more profitable and encouraging the expansion of cotton plantations. Plantations consequently demanded more enslaved workers to plant and harvest cotton. Therefore, the correct choice is A: innovations in agricultural technology increased cotton production, meaning Southern plantations needed more enslaved workers.

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