History, 26.07.2019 03:30 Angellbatton6763

What was an irony about the cotton gin? a. cotton demand actually decreased. b. slaves did not really need it. c. the inventor of the machine was from the north. d. most slaves did not know how to work it. e. the device did not need gin to work properly.

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Answer from: elijahblaize24

Probably a or c idk but provably c

Answer from: reganjones89

The irony about the cotton gin was that The inventor of the machine was from the North.

Further Explanation:

The Cotton Gin is a machine that separates fibers of cotton from their seeds and this machine does this procedure very quickly. This enables greater and faster productivity as compared to other manual cotton separation. These fibers are then processed into cotton goods of various forms such as linens whereas all the undamaged cotton is used mostly in textile industry for clothing. The seeds separated are also used grow more cotton and also is used to produce cottonseed oil. A cotton gin which was modern mechanical machine was invented by Eli Whitney and his machine was a combination of wire screen and small wire hooks and the work of these hooks was to pull the cotton through whereas the brushes continuously removed the cotton that was loose in order to prevent jams. This invention came in as a revolution of cotton industry of United States. With revolution in cotton Industry, This also led to rise in slavery as there was a demand for cotton workers which increased rapidly. This invention is also called to be an contributing factor which led to American Civil War. The irony about the cotton gin was that the inventor of the machine was from the North.

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Grade: High School

Subject: History

Chapter: Cotton Gin

Keywords: United States, Cotton Gin, Slavery, Machine, Fiber, Invention, Inventor, North, Revolution, Eli Whitney.

Answer from: Quest

according to my calculation, the answer is d.

Answer from: Quest

because he is a great ruler

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