Native American Removal · US History

What was one effect of Native American removal on the growth of slavery?

  1. It ended plantation agriculture throughout the entire Deep South region permanently
  2. It formally banned the practice of slavery west of the Mississippi River forever
  3. It required every slaveholding family in the state of Georgia to permanently leave
  4. It opened more southeastern land for cotton plantations worked by enslaved labor
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Correct answer: It opened more southeastern land for cotton plantations worked by enslaved labor

Removal opened large areas of land in the Southeast for cotton cultivation. This expansion strengthened plantation agriculture and increased the demand for enslaved labor in the region.

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