hat was a positive result of the invention of the cotton gin?(1 point)

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It was so efficient that more slave labor was needed to grow more cotton.
It was so efficient that more slave labor was needed to grow more cotton.

It allowed cotton seeds to be removed from cotton much more quickly and easily than by hand.
It allowed cotton seeds to be removed from cotton much more quickly and easily than by hand.

Inventor Eli Whitney grew very wealthy from his cotton gin patent.
Inventor Eli Whitney grew very wealthy from his cotton gin patent.

The cotton gin led to the abolishment of slavery in the US.
The cotton gin led to the abolishment of slavery in the US.

Answer 1

The most accurate positive result of the invention of the cotton gin is:

It allowed cotton seeds to be removed from cotton much more quickly and easily than by hand.

The cotton gin significantly improved the efficiency of cotton processing, leading to increased cotton production. However, it also had the unintended consequence of increasing the demand for slave labor in the southern United States.