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What led to changes in U.S. Patent laws in the late 1700s? A. Eli Whitney petitioned the government to change the laws. B. Eli Whitney's cotton gin hurt the economy, so the patent laws were changed. C. Eli Whitney paid his friends in the patent office to change the laws. D. Eli Whitney fought copiers of his cotton gin in court.

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Answer:A

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Eli Whitney petitioned the government to change the laws.

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