Question

3.3.2 quiz: slavery in the south
question 7 of 10
u.s. cotton exports supplied fiber for clothing and in turn:
a. encouraged worldwide industrial development.
b. strained international trade relations.
c. discouraged new technology.
d. restarted the transatlantic slave trade.

Explanation:

U.S. cotton exports in the 19th - century provided essential raw - material for the booming textile industries around the world, which in turn spurred industrial development. It did not strain trade relations, discourage new technology, or restart the transatlantic slave trade.

Answer:

A. Encouraged worldwide industrial development.