Eli Whitney's 1793 Invention of the Cotton Gin Is Significant

Multiple Choice

Eli Whitney's 1793 invention of the cotton gin is significant because:

A) It breathed new life into slavery by making cotton production simpler.
B) It was essential to establishing textile mills in America.
C) It was the first invention to receive a patent from the new US government.
D) It made him rich and served as an example to other Americans and the world that the American experiment in democracy worked.
E) All of these choices