Which Did Not Contribute to the Rise of "King Cotton

question 11

Multiple Choice

Which did not contribute to the rise of "King Cotton"?

• A) Eli Whitney's invention of the cotton gin in 1793
• B) soils and climate of the new Southwest
• C) large shifts in slave populations
• D) declines in slave populations that drove mechanical innovation

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Definitions:

Diethyl Malonate

An ester of malonic acid used as a reagent in organic synthesis, particularly in the synthesis of various organic compounds including barbiturates and vitamins.

Major Organic Product

The primary product of an organic reaction, generally formed in the greatest amount.

Robinson Annulation

A chemical reaction used to create ring structures in organic chemistry, involving the formation of a six-membered ring by the reaction of a ketone with a methyl vinyl ketone.

Starting Materials

The reactants used in the beginning of a chemical synthesis or reaction process.