USA HISTORY

WESTWARD EXPANSION INDUSTRIALIZATION URBANIZATION 1870 1900

WESTWARD EXPANSION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
This machine removes the seeds from cotton fibers.
A
Steam Sorter
B
Cotton Gin
C
Cotton Brush Panel
D
The Fast Cotton Picking Machine
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -cotton gin, machine for cleaning cotton of its seeds, invented in the United States by Eli Whitney in 1793.

Detailed explanation-2: -A cotton gin is a machine that separates cotton fibres from their seeds quickly and efficiently. Ginning is the process of separating cotton from seeds. We may also say that ginning is the process of removing seeds from cotton. Cotton seeds were often delivered to cotton gins in round bales or modules.

Detailed explanation-3: -The cotton gin is a machine that is used to pull cotton fibers from the cotton seed. Eli Whitney invented the cotton gin in 1793 or 1794.

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. By the mid-19th century, cotton had become America’s leading export.

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