What was an unexpected effect of Ell Whitney's cotton gin?
A. the reduction of slavery
B. the growth of slavery
C. the creation of slavery
D. the elimination of slavery

Terrible to say, but the creation of the cotton gin contributed to the growth of slavery, which already existed in the U.S since the 17th century. The answer is B.

The cotton gin did reduce labor for the removal of seeds, but growing cotton became more profitable after this invention was patented. Slave owners, especially those from the South (white, aristocratic land owners) wanted to make more profits, so the demand for slaves and land grew more after the invention of the cotton gin in 1792.

for starters, there is the structural trend of rising primary government expenditure as a share of gdp, which reached 36% in 2014, up from 22% in 1991. this increase reflected a political desire to address the poverty and inequality that had gone unaddressed during previous decades. to support the increase, brazil’s government increased taxes on consumption and promoted progress toward labor-market formalization. nonetheless, public investment, particularly in infrastructure, took a hit. in fact, with the exception of the 2005-2008 period, total investment as a share of gdp has remained below 20% since 1991.

its c