Which of the following situations is the best example of a coup d'etat?
a.
a king leaves the throne and passes leadership to his daughter.
b.
a political party wins more seats in parliament after an election.
c.
a candidate wins a popular election and becomes president.
d.
a group of leaders forcefully overthrows the current government.

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.

on the morning of  july 21,  1861, general mcdowell ordered the  unionarmy to attack. it was on this hill that  confederate  colonel thomas jackson and his forces held back theunion  troops.