* What impact did the cotton gin have on the state's slave population? *
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No longer a need for large plantations.
Cut cotton production in half, no longer needing slave labor.
Banned slave labor was not affected by the invintion.
Increase the slave population due to the large profit farmers were making off of the
crop.

Interest groups representing businesses and investors are often among the most successful lobbying groups for all of the following reasons, except a. such groups have the financial resources to mount sustained campaigns on their own behalf b. these groups' members contribute heavily to many legislators' campaigns and in so doing gain greater access to legislators c. these groups have often been in existence for decades, allowing them to both master the legislative system and develop close ties with legislators d. the members of these groups make up the majority of voters in many districts