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 provided essential raw - material for the textile industry globally. This supply of fiber for clothing spurred industrial growth in countries that processed the cotton into finished goods, encouraging worldwide industrial development.

Answer:

A. Encouraged worldwide industrial development.