Match the inventor to the invention.
-Cotton gin
A) Samuel Colt
B) Eli Whitney
C) Oliver Evans
D) James Watt

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Eli Whitney is the inventor of the cotton gin, a machine that revolutionized the processing of cotton by greatly speeding up the process of removing seeds from cotton fiber.
For the sake of completeness, here are the correct matches for the other inventors listed:
a. Samuel Colt - Inventor of the Colt revolver, a type of firearm.
c. Oliver Evans - An American inventor known for designing and building the first fully automated industrial process in the form of a flour mill.
d. James Watt - Improved the steam engine, which was crucial to the Industrial Revolution.

Match the Inventor to the Invention