Question

Which of the following machines, invented in 1793, was primarily responsible for an economic boom in the South?

• A. Eli Whitney's cotton gin
• B. Robert Fulton's steam engine
• C. Henry Bessemer's steel converter
• D. John Deere's tractor
• E. Edwin L. Drake's oil drill

Answer 1

The correct option is A Eli Whitney's cotton gin

Eli, Whitney's cotton gin was invented in 1793 and primarily responsible for an economic boom in the South. The cotton gin could process more cotton than hundreds of slaves could process by hand in the same amount of time.