Question

Directions: Match the vocabulary term to its definition.

move goods from one area to another
fruitful; cost-effective
becoming larger
an invention that sped up cotton production
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Directions: Circle the best answer choice based on the passage.
Who invented the cotton gin?
a. Thomas Edison
b.
Eli Whitney
c. Benjamin Franklin
d. Franklin Roosevelt
2. What city was the first major city without a major river?
a. Georgia
b. Savannah
c. Athens
d. Atlanta
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3. What was needed for plantation owners to expand with the invention of the cotton gin?
a. Enslaved people
b. Cotton
C. Land
a. Cotton gin
b. Profitable
b. One pound
c. Twenty-five pounds
d. Ten pounds
c. Transport
d. Expansion
How much cotton would a farmer process per day before the cotton gin?
a. Fifty pounds
5. How was transportation done before the railroad in Georgia?
a. An unreliable roadway system.
b. Rivers and ships
c. Trains and railroads
d. All the above

Answer 1

The subject of this question is Social Studies.

Step-by-step explanation:

The subject of this question is Social Studies, as it involves historical events and inventions such as the cotton gin and transportation systems.

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