Before public conventions started, how were nominees for the presidency selected?
in open meetings, by anyone who cared to participate
in closed meetings, by all adult white male citizens
in open meetings, by a small group of privileged citizens
in closed meetings, by a small group of privileged citizens

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.

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he resisted soviet oppression by soviet