What was the nickname of the group of american writers who spent a lot of time in europe amd became disillusioned with american culture

i think it was because of how protected egyptian civilization was was which allowed them to evolve without much outside influence.

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.