As the explosive growth of slavery developed in the interior cotton-gr

As the explosive growth of slavery developed in the interior cotton-growing lands of Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, and Louisiana the value of

A) slaves to their white owners decreased even as the value of the new land on which they labored increased dramatically.
B) slaves to their white owners increased even more than the value of the new land on which they labored increased.
C) slaves to their white owners stabilized as the value of the new land on which they labored increased.
D) slaves to their white owners increased even as the value of the new land on which they labored decreased.

ANSWER
Answer: B