Multiple Choice
What impact did the invention of the cotton gin have on slavery?
A) People were inspired to abolish slavery more rapidly because less labor was required.
B) Cotton plantations expanded, which increased reliance on slavery.
C) People promoted abolition for women and children but continued enslavement of men.
D) It led to the end of the international slave trade in 1808.
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