According to this passage, what is the primary purpose of government? to ensure the safety of citizens and their belongings
to govern citizens and to dictate their behavior
to provide a structure and purpose for a society
to explain the roles that people hold within a society

Its A

step-by-step explanation:

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.

the correct answer is a