In 1793, Eli Whitney wrote a petition requesting a patent for his new invention, the cotton gin. He wrote that "if turned with horses or by water, two persons will clean as much cotton in one Day, as a Hundred persons could cleane [clean] in the same time with the ginns [gins] now in common use." How did this invention affect United States society? O A. Fewer immigrants arrived as demand for labor decreased. O B. The number of slaves grew as cotton production increased. O C. Farms in the South became smaller as fewer workers were needed. O D. The population in the South decreased as workers migrated to the North.

In 1793, Eli Whitney wrote a petition requesting a patent for his new invention, the cotton gin. He wrote that "if turned with horses or by water, two persons will clean as much cotton in one Day, as a Hundred persons could cleane [clean] in the same time with the ginns [gins] now in common use." How did this invention affect United States society? O A. Fewer immigrants arrived as demand for labor decreased. O B. The number of slaves grew as cotton production increased. O C. Farms in the South became smaller as fewer workers were needed. O D. The population in the South decreased as workers migrated to the North.