Why did the cost of slave labor double, even after the invention of the cotton gin? select the best answer from the choices provided. a. the demand for enslaved workers for the cotton fields was high, but the supply of workers was low due to the slave trade ban. b. northern enslavers refused to sell their enslaved workers. c. enslaved workers were in high demand for tobacco and rice farms. d. more enslaved workers were being freed at that point.

Which statement below best explains the meaning of the 3rd resolution? a. residents of the colonies do not occupy a lesser status than citizens who live in england, the motherland. b. the meaning of freedom is that individuals never have to pay taxes. c. free people are capable of and should take responsibility for their own tax obligations and the purposes they serve. d. the stamp act congress, with this document, is giving permission--consent--to have taxes imposed upon them by parliament. e. americans have different ideas about rights and freedom than englishmen.