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Match the innovators with the effects of their contributions.
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Eli Whitney
James Watt
Jethro Tull
decreased the amount
of coal needed to pump
water out of mines
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reduced the number of
workers needed to
plant crops
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led to an increased
demand for labor on
cotton plantations
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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
Eli Whitney — led to an increased demand for labor on cotton plantations (his cotton gin made processing cotton much faster, expanding cotton production)

James Watt — decreased the amount of coal needed to pump water out of mines (his improvements to the steam engine made it far more efficient)

Jethro Tull — reduced the number of workers needed to plant crops (his seed drill mechanized planting and improved efficiency)