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What best characterizes Eli Whitney?

A. Father of the Industrial B. Revolution
C. Father of Mass Production
D. Father of the Textile Industry

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Answer:

It's C

Step-by-step explanation:

Because Whitney was known mainly for his invention of the cotton gin, then it became wealthy by his mass production of muskets. And then in 1798, he received a government contract to manufacture ten thousand muskets for delivery in two years.

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