Each of the following is a valid statement regarding the instrument pictured above EXCEPT:
A) It was instrumental in creating the cotton agriculture in the south and in revitalizing slavery as an economically viable institution.
B) It made it possible for one slave to do the work of several while producing large quantities of clean cotton fiber each workday.
C) An affordable machine to manufacture, it separated cotton seeds from the fibers.
D) It was invented in 1863.
E) It turned cotton into the most important agriculture product grown in the south and America's most important export crop.
Answer: D) It was invented in 1863.
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