Of the following options, which best describes how geography affected the mission of Joliet and Marquette? A. They stayed close to the Mississippi River where they formed a trading partnership with the Quapaw.
B. They used the Arkansas River to escape from the Chickasaw.
C. They traveled over rugged terrain and through forests on horses to create pathways through the state.
D. They took advantage of the rich soil along the Alluvial Plain to grow crops.

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.

"they had a large area of land that they owned."

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