Question

A cotton gin is ___________________. a. a large farm that grows only cotton b. a mill used to store cotton during wet weather c. a machine for separating the fibers of cotton from the seeds d. a machine for making liquor out of cotton seeds

Answer 1

A cotton gin is a machine for separating tehfibers of cotton from the seeds.

The cotton gin was made by U.S.-born inventor Eli Whitney. The machine made it easier to separate fibers from seeds, back then people had to do it by hand. Imagine how hard that would be!

Answer 2

C a machine for separating the fibers of cotton from the seeds