Question

My grandmother was always good at taking the remnants from our old, worn-out clothes and creating blankets with them.

a)True
b)False

Answer 1

The personal anecdote about blankets is not verifiable, but historically, fabric remnants were reused for domestic crafts such as blanket making. Cotton played a strong economic role in the Reconstruction South, Francis Cabot Lowell founded the first textile mill in New England, and short staple cotton's value increased with the cotton gin invention.

Step-by-step explanation:

The student's question about their grandmother using remnants from old clothes to make blankets does not provide a clear true or false answer since it's a personal anecdote. However, I can relate this activity to historical practices. In history, it is true that scraps of fabric were often repurposed in various domestic crafts, including the creation of blankets and quilts. This type of resourcefulness was particularly notable during times of economic hardship or war when materials were scarce.

In reference to the provided exercises:

1. Cotton was indeed a strong economic foundation for the South during Reconstruction, so Exercise 17.3.4 would be true.
2. Francis Cabot Lowell did establish the first integrated textile mill in New England, making Exercise 11.3.4 true.
3. Short staple cotton became significantly more valuable after the invention of the cotton gin, which made processing easier, therefore Exercise 3 and 11.3.3 are false.