Which idea of john locke's influenced thomas paines common sense. a) opposing taxes is something that all citizens must do. b) smuggling is a legitimate way to oppose unlawful acts of parliament. c) protecting the people's rights is the main duty of the goverment. d) upholding the values of the english bill of rights led to the boston tea party.

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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.