Eli Whitney and the Cotton Gin Quiz

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What did Eli Whitney's father's factory make?

guns

cotton gins

ammunition

nails

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Which college did Eli Whitney graduate from?

Harvard

William and Mary

Howard

Yale

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Why was short stubble cotton not as profitable?

it was labor intensive

long stubble grew more cotton

textile factories did not want it

it didn't grow very well on the coast

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Who owned the Mulberry Plantation?

Catherine Greene

Thomas Jefferson

Harriet Beecher-Stowe

Phineas Miller

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Who was the Mulberry Plantation's finance manager?

Thomas Jefferson

Catherine Greene

Phineas Miller

Eli Whitney

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What happened after Eli Whitney got his patent for the cotton gin?

he got fabulously wealthy

he sold it to the Hudson Bay Company

his idea was pirated and he made little money

the U.S. army purchased the patent

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How many muskets did Eli Whitney say he could produce in 2 years?

200

1,000

2,000

10,000

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Which one of Eli Whitney's ideas revolutionized mass production?

cotton gin

interchangeable parts

telegraph

rubber tires

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How long did it take Eli Whitney to fulfill his order for 15,000 muskets?

6 months

1 year

2 years

5 years

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Which crop was no longer profitable in the South?

cotton

tobacco

silk

hemp

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