The cotton gin changed agriculture in the south by (1 point)
a) simplifying the planting process
b) making cotton the dominant crop
c) combining cotton and wheat farms
d) encouraging textile factory construction

because of its location and commercial importance, atlanta was used as a center for military operations and as a supply route by the confederate army during the civil war. therefore, it also became a target for the union army. general william tecumseh sherman and his troops captured the city in 1864.