Question

The cotton gin was introduced in 1793. What was the effect of this invention in the US?
Production of cotton decreased by 32% between 1800 and 1820.
Production and export of cotton decreased by 50% between 1800 and 1860.
Production and export of cotton initially increased, then began to decline.
The export of cotton increased by 50% between 1800 and 1860.

Answer 1

Answer:

The export of cotton increased by 50% between 1800 and 1860.

Explanation:

Whitney's cotton gin model was equipped for cleaning 50 pounds of lint every day. The model comprised of a wooden chamber encompassed by columns of slim spikes, which pulled the build up through the bars of a brush like network. The grids were firmly divided, keeping the seeds from passing through. Loose cotton was brushed off, preventing the mechanism from jamming.

Answer 2

Answer:

Option D, The export of cotton increased by 50% between 1800 and 1860, is the right answer.

Explanation:

The Industrial Revolution was a period of time during which a number of inventions took place. During this period the invention of Cotton Gin was a significant invention. Invented in the year 1793 by Eli Whitney, the cotton gin led an increase in the export of cotton by 50% between the decades 1800 and 1860.