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Cotton Gin and Its Impact Quiz

Authored by Brandon T Jordan

History

8th Grade

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Cotton Gin and Its Impact Quiz
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What did the cotton gin do for farmers?

Reduced the need for workers

Increased demand for workers

Improved the quality of cotton

Made cotton picking easier

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Why did farmers want to grow more cotton after the invention of the cotton gin?

To experiment with new crops

To reduce the demand for slaves

To improve the quality of cotton

To increase their profits

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the impact of the cotton gin on the economy of the South?

Improved the living conditions of farmers

Reduced the need for workers

Increased demand for slaves

Decreased demand for cotton

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the system called where farmers in the southern United States used slaves to work on their plantations?

Slavery

Sharecropping

Apprenticeship

Indentured servitude

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Who invented Interchangeable Parts and the Cotton Gin?

Eli Whitney
Benjamin Franklin
Thomas Edison
Alexander Graham Bell

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