Which of the following is a true statement about Rome's consuls? Select one:
a. The consuls were elected by the Assembly, but usually took orders from the Senate
b. The consuls did not have the power to propose new laws
c. The consuls were not allowed to interfere with legal affairs
d. The consuls were elected by the Senate, but usually took orders from the Assembly

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.

im going to go with b.

then your answer is a

hoped that

on the succession of solomon's son, rehoboam, around 930 bce, the biblical account reports that the country split into two kingdoms: the kingdom of israel (including the cities of shechem and samaria) in the north and the kingdom of judah (containing jerusalem) in the south.