Select the option that best combines the sentences.

Eli Whitney invented the modern cotton gin in 1793. The invention led to the mass production of cotton cloth in England and the United States.

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Eli Whitney invented the modern cotton gin in 1793; in contrast, it led to the mass production of cotton cloth in England and the United States.

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Eli Whitney invented the modern cotton gin in 1793, which led to the mass production of cotton cloth in England and the United States.

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Eli Whitney invented the modern cotton gin in 1793; however, it led to the mass production of cotton cloth in England and the United States.

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Eli Whitney invented the modern cotton gin in 1793, but it led to the mass production of cotton cloth in England and the United States.