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Question
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What was Eli Whitney’s main contribution to the Industrial Revolution?
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Cotton Gin
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Light Bulb
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Steam Engine
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Telephone
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -While Eli Whitney is best remembered as the inventor of the cotton gin, he was also the father of the mass production method. In 1798, he figured out how to manufacture muskets by machine so that the parts were interchangeable. It was as a manufacturer of muskets that Whitney finally became rich.
Detailed explanation-2: -In popular mythology, Eli Whitney has been deemed the “father of American technology, ‘’ for two innovations: the cotton gin, and the idea of using interchangeable parts.
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