What is the significance of Eli Whitney's cotton gin?

A) The internal slave trade within the United States grew dramatically.
B) The Atlantic slave trade continued to bring slaves in large numbers to the United States up until 1860.
C) The Erie Canal became the primary waterway for shipping cotton.
D) Cotton production decreased dramatically for twenty-five years.
E) The federal government recommended using Indians as slaves.

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Zybrea Knight · Accepted Answer

Final Answer : A, Explanation :  The cotton gin, invented by Eli Whitney in 1793, significantly increased the efficiency of cotton processing, making cotton a highly profitable crop. This led to a dramatic increase in the demand for slave labor to cultivate and harvest cotton, particularly in the Southern United States, thus expanding the internal slave trade.

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