How did artists, authors, and musicians contribute to the cultural identity of
the U. S.?

hi!

your correct answer would be a

~courtney

the answer is a. since they were a huge producer of cotton and wanted the most money for it.

while it was true that the cotton gin reduced the labor of removing seeds, it did not reduce the need for slaves to grow and pick the cotton.

explanation:

before eli whitney's invention of the cotton gin, picking and cleaning cotton was a slow, labor-intensive job. workers, usually slaves, had to pick the seeds from the cotton fibers by hand. this invention made it possible to grow large amounts of cotton on big farms and make money.