Question

How did the cotton gin impact the growth and harvesting of cotton?

Answer 1

Your answer would be C. The gin was designed to harvest and remove seeds

Answer 2

The correct answer is C. It separated the seeds from the cotton plant quickly.

Explanation:

The cotton gin is a type of machine created to separate the cotton, which is the material used to create clothes and other products, from its seeds that remain in the cotton after the cotton is collected. It is believed the first cotton gin was created in India during the 6th century however it was not until the 18th century a modern and more effective cotton gin was created in the U.S. to improve the cotton industry in the Southern states. Indeed as a result of the cotton gin getting the cotton fibers was faster and more effective as this machine separated automatically the cotton from the seeds which had an impact on the growth and harvesting of cotton.