Using Source 1 and Source 4, which statement best explains how the economy of the United States was affected by the invention of the cotton gin?
a. It decreased the price of cotton, causing the Midwest to become the main
textile producer in the country.
b. It reduced the supply of cotton harvested, resulting in the Northeast declining
as a region for textiles.
C. It decreased the production time for cotton, causing cotton to become the
main cash crop o the South.
d. It reduced the dependence on cotton, resulting in the South developing a large
industrial base.

1of the following choices, which one best describes one way that christianity came to east africa? a. christians traveled in caravans through the sahara desert and introduced the people of mali to a new religion. b. christian traders from the mediterranean interacted with the people of axum. c. christian military from west africa traveled across the continent to bring their religion to the people of east africa. d. christian rulers from asia traveled to east africa to bring their religion to the people. 2 which trade item from outside the region did west africans need most? a. gold b. camels c. salt d. iron

Choose the best example of an indirect confrontation for the following situation: peter, a local school board member hired john whom owns a local print shop to make custom t-shirts for his son's basketball team, the ravens. they are about to play their final game of the year and are having a party to celebrate their semi-finalist rankings. unfortunately, the printer made a mistake and printed on red/blue shirts instead of black/blue which are the team's actual colors. peter explains to john that the team's colors are black/blue instead of red/blue and asks john what he thinks they should do. peter explains to john that the team's colors are black/blue and demands that john re-print the shirts on the correct colors. peter agrees to take the red/blue shirts but then posts a negative yelp review on john's business. peter agrees to take the red/blue shirts but tells everyone he can in the school about the incident and tells them not to buy from john. peter rejects the shirts and files a lawsuit to attempt to recover the down payment he made to john.

Which of the following is a major difference between appellate courts and courts of first instance? a. appellate courts do not use a jury, only judges.courts of first instance hold appellate jurisdiction exclusively.c. courts of first instance do not use judges and appellate courts do.d. appellate courts hear all criminal and civil cases and courts of first instance do not.