Slaveholding farmers in Virginia had a stake in the cotton boom because

A. they could market their tobacco to the same English merchants who were purchasing cotton.
B. it increased their property values.
C. it raised the value of their slaves.
D. they benefitted from the clothing that was produced from it.


Answer: C

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