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The Cotton Gin was invented by __ in _.

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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 B 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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