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Which describes the connection between a mechanical loom and a cotton gin?

The gin was invented first to increase textile production, and then the loom produced more cotton.
The loom and the gin were invented at the same time to improve textile production.
The loom and the gin were invented at the same time to improve cotton production.
The loom was invented first to increase textile production, and then the gin produced more cotton.

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"The loom was invented first to increase textile production, and then the gin produced more cotton."

Explanation: mechanized looms and spinning machines appeared in the late 1700s, boosting textile output and demand for raw cotton; Eli Whitney's cotton gin (1793) later made separating seeds much faster, greatly increasing cotton supply.