Question

How did the invention of the cotton gin impact the American economy?

A. The cotton gin helped cotton become the South’s most important cash crop.
B. The cotton gin enabled the United States to import more cotton from overseas.
C. The cotton gin boosted manufacturing because it could spin cotton into cloth.
D. The cotton gin made it possible to grow cotton in the North and Midwest.

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Answer 1

A) The cotton gin helped cotton become the Souths most important cash crop.

Answer 2

Answer: The cotton gin helped cotton become the Souths most important cash crop.

Explanation: the slaves in the south would gather the cotton and the cotton gin would take the seeds out of it which quicken the process significantly and made it so the south could sell more cotton faster.