Which of the following was true of the invention of the cotton gin?
A) It allowed for the profitable cultivation of cotton, even in land with poor soil.
B) It facilitated the cultivation of cotton in North America.
C) It greatly increased the cost of cotton cultivation.
D) It led to the Northeast becoming the world's largest producer of cotton.
E) It led to slave labor's becoming less valuable than before.
A
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