The invention of the cotton gin in the late eighteenth century
A) allowed for the introduction of cotton in southern coastal states.
B) had a profound effect on the textile industry in New England.
C) reduced the total number of slaves in the American South.
D) led to a great increase in the production of long-staple cotton.
E) None of these answers is correct.

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The invention of the cotton gin had a profound effect on the textile industry in New England by increasing the availability of raw cotton, leading to the growth of textile factories in the region. A) and D) are partially true, as the cotton gin did allow for the introduction of cotton in southern coastal states and led to an increase in the production of long-staple cotton, but it also increased the demand for slaves to work in the cotton fields, therefore not reducing the total number of slaves in the American South, making C) incorrect. E) is incorrect as at least one of the given choices is correct.

The Invention of the Cotton Gin in the Late Eighteenth