Question

page(s) 321 - 327 8.2 explain the impact of the industrial revolution on the way people worked and lived. in the following quotation, a cotton farmer in mississippi is trying to convince a friend in kentucky to sell his farm and come to mississippi as well. “if you could reconcile it to yourself to bring your negroes to the mississippi territory, they would certainly make you a handsome fortune in ten years by the cultivation of cotton.” which statements does the quotation accurately support? correct answer(s) a vast increase in the number of enslaved people drove the price of cotton down so low that it became unprofitable. people relocated to the cotton - growing regions of the mississippi territory. the potential for great profits from cotton cultivation encouraged the expansion of slavery in the south. an increase in cotton production gave many enslaved people opportunities to work in textile mills in the south.

Explanation:

The quote shows a cotton - farmer enticing a friend to move to Mississippi with enslaved people for cotton cultivation, implying potential profits. This supports the idea that the potential for great profits from cotton cultivation encouraged the expansion of slavery in the South. Also, the invitation to move to Mississippi for cotton - growing indicates that people relocated to the cotton - growing regions of the Mississippi Territory. The other two statements are not supported as the quote doesn't mention cotton prices dropping or enslaved people working in textile mills.

Answer:

The potential for great profits from cotton cultivation encouraged the expansion of slavery in the South.
People relocated to the cotton - growing regions of the Mississippi Territory.