What was an irony about the cotton gin?
a. The device did not need gin to work properly.
b. The inventor of the machine was from the North.
c. Most slaves did not know how to work it.
d. Slaves did not really need it.
e. Cotton demand actually decreased.
Ans: b. The inventor of the machine was from the North.
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