9. why does the central intelligence agency have more freedom of action than other federal agencies? a. it answers to congress only for its financial needs. b. both its budget and operations are secret. c. the agency doesn't report to anyone. d. it carries out u. s. foreign policy under the fbi.

the answer is, d "it carries out u. s. foreign policy under the fbi."

the answer to number 5 is fort sumter

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.