How were Southern plantations able to meet the demand for cotton in the 1800s?
by relying on enslaved workers rather than on new technology
by hiring more and more unskilled immigrants as demand grew
by increasing the number of enslaved workers and using the cotton gin
by using the cotton gin and creating corporations to reduce risk
How were Southern plantations able to meet the demand for more cotton in the 1800s? immigrants and women. ... Because the cotton gin processed cotton so quickly, farmers needed increasing numbers of enslaved workers.
