Why was eli whitney's invention of the cotton gin an important development?

a. it showed that the lowell system was an effective method for organizing labor.

b. it allowed u. s. farmers to take advantage of the large quantities of cotton they could grow.

c. it fueled the shipment of u. s. cotton to china and japan for processing.

d. it demonstrated that great britain was still the world leader in industrial innovation.

common sense was a pamphlet by thomas paine which advocated the independence of the thirteen colonies from great britain.

china unilaterally claims the entire south china sea as sovereign territory, then builds artificial islands to bolster its claim. it suddenly activates an air defense identification zone over the east china sea, and threatens to down any aircraft that does not report its position. it builds roads into indian territory, then redraws the maps to show that it is actually chinese territory. the people's republic under president xi jinping is quickly becoming the bully of asia.