Which statement is true about the difference between farming in the Old Northwest and the Northeast?

A) Farming in the Northeast needed slave labor.
B) Wheat farming in the Northeast made New York the flour capital.
C) Old Northwest farms depended on the cotton gin.
D) Farming was done on a much bigger scale in the Old Northwest.
E) Farming in the Old Northwest required slaves.

Old Northwest

A term referring to the territorial North-Central United States before and after the American Revolution.

Northeast

A geographical direction or area, often referring to the northeastern part of a specific country or region.

Cotton Gin

The cotton gin is a mechanical device invented by Eli Whitney in 1793, designed to efficiently remove the seeds from cotton fibers, significantly impacting the cotton industry and slavery in the United States.