France lost its North American empire due to its inability to stave off Indian attacks. get French settlers to emigrate to the New World. produce capable military commanders. develop institutions that suited the harsh climate.

the answer is bastille

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.