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Which of the following best describes Zachary Taylor's position on slavery in new territories during his presidential campaign?
pro-slavery

neutral

Explanation:

he wasn't pro or anti slavery and he opposed any compromise

while it was true that the cotton gin reduced the labor of removing seeds, it did not reduce the need for slaves to grow and pick the cotton.

explanation:

before eli whitney's invention of the cotton gin, picking and cleaning cotton was a slow, labor-intensive job. workers, usually slaves, had to pick the seeds from the cotton fibers by hand. this invention made it possible to grow large amounts of cotton on big farms and make money.

democracy

explanation: