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THE VIRGINIA DYNASTY 1801 1825

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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Who was the inventor of the cotton gin and interchangeable parts?
A
Samuel Slater
B
Francis Cabot Lowell
C
Eli Whitney
D
Moses Brown
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -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. Eli Whitney was born in 1765 and grew up on a Massachusetts farm.

Detailed explanation-2: -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. He died in 1825.

Detailed explanation-3: -American inventor, pioneer, mechanical engineer, and manufacturer Eli Whitney is best remembered as the inventor of the cotton gin.

Detailed explanation-4: -In 1794, U.S.-born inventor Eli Whitney (1765-1825) patented the cotton gin, a machine that revolutionized the production of cotton by greatly speeding up the process of removing seeds from cotton fiber.

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