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Standard IX
Social Science
Famous Inventions of the Industrial Revolution Era
The Cotton Gi...
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The Cotton Gin was invented by ______ in _____.
A
Samuel Slater, 1794
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Eli Whitney, 1793
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Samuel Morse, 1795
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Abraham Darby, 1796
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The correct option is
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Eli Whitney, 1793
The Cotton Gin was invented by Eli Whitney in 1793. It could remove the seed from the cotton easily.
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