Question

Eli Whitney's invention of the cotton gin in 1793 led to
A.
an increase in the number of textile mills in the South.
B.
an increase in agricultural production in the South.
C.
an increase in the amount of cotton the U.S. imported.
D.
a decrease in the number of slaves in the South.

Answer 1

B. The cotton gin made processing cotton much faster, especially short-staple cotton, which spurred a huge expansion of cotton farming and agricultural production in the South.