Answer:
Eli Whitney is best remembered as the inventor of the cotton gin.
The consumer appeal should be the decision driver, given that volume of sales will depend on the interest of the public and so the possibility to raise more funds.
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During reconstruction, most farmers in the South :
B. raised cotton or tobacco
Back then, cotton and tobacco is the most popular resources that used in many factory products
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