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Eli Whitney‘s invention of the cotton gin in 1793 led to

A. An increase in the amount of caught in the U.S. imported
B. An increase in agricultural production in the south
C. A decrease in the number of slaves in the south
D. An increase in the number of textile mills in the south

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Answer:

B. An increase in agricultural production in the south B. An increase in agricultural production in the south

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The answer is B, the cotton gin allowed for faster production of textile ready cotton. Therefore all production ramped up
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