The Cotton Gin

question 75

Multiple Choice

The cotton gin:

• A) made possible efficient separation of seeds from fiber
• B) was an engine that manufactured cloth
• C) made the South the wealthiest part of the country
• D) had no significant effect on the North's economy
• E) resulted from a government bounty paid to its inventor

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