The main impact of the invention of the cotton gin in 1793 was on

A. the cost of cotton goods.

B. cotton production in the Upper South.

C. the ability to process short-staple cotton.

D. the ability to process long-staple cotton.

The invention of the cotton gin in 1793 had several impacts on cotton. The cost of cotton goods were reduced and there was the ability to produce short staple cotton. The main impact would of been the ability to process the short-staple cotton.