Several aristocrats are discussing Enlightenment ideas. Key thinkers called philosophes were often invited to such gatherings. Voltaire was a philosophe. What were these gatherings called, and who were some other philosophes?

Which statement best describes how the cotton gin affected cotton farming. a. the cotton gin dramatically decreased cotton production. b. the cotton gin enabled farmers to grow better cotton. c. the cotton gin required farmers to use more enslaved laborers. d. the cotton gin dramatically increased production