C. Using government spending to stimulate the American economy.
Before the invention of the cotton gin only long thread cotton could be profitably grown. The long thread cotton could only be grown in a limited geographic locations.
The cotton gin allowed short thread varieties of cotton to be profitably grown throughout the south. This increase in cotton production lead to the expression that cotton is king. The southern plantation owners became rich. The economy of the south became depended on cotton.
In the north the availability of large amounts of now relatively cheap cotton made textile mills a possibility in the north. These textile mills utilizing cotton from the south were the foundation of the industrialization of the north, providing great wealth and attracting immigrants from Europe.
The cotton gin changed the economy of the south to a mainly agriculture economy based on cotton and slavery.
The cotton gin changed the economy of the north to a mainly industrial factory based economy requiring educated workers from European nations.
The southern economy wanted low import duties to purchase manufactured goods with their agricultural products.
The northern economy wanted high import duties to protect their new industries from European competition
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- Warlords split China into warring kingdoms.
- Nomadic peoples invaded northern China.
Explanation:
Periods of division, chaos and anarchy have alternated with periods of unity and strong imperial , centralized rule in China´s history. The Period of Disunion came after the fall of the Han Dynasty in 220 AD. Is lasted over 350 years until China was reunited again. The old Han empire broke into separate, smaller kingdoms that waged war with each other. On the other hand, Nomadic people - "barbarians" for the Chinese - were always a security threat for the empire, there was a permanent threat of invasion by the northern "barbarians."
Do we drop the atomic bombs on the Japanese, or lead a offensive on the beachs of japan. (He later chose to drop the atom bombs, to save american lives.)
