Choose the right word to complete each sentence.The cotton gin the demand for cotton.The growth of the cotton industry the demand for enslaved laborers.

The cotton gin made it easier to separate seeds from cotton fibers, which encouraged cotton production and increased demand for cotton. As the cotton industry grew, plantation owners also demanded more enslaved laborers to plant and harvest the crop. The correct word in both sentences is “increased.”

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