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Match the inventor with the invention.

1. cotton gin
Samuel Slater
2. high pressure steam engine
James Watt
3. loom
Oliver Evans
4. steam engine
Eli Whitney
5. sewing machine
Francis C. Lowell
6. spinning machine
Elias Howe

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Here’s the correct match of the inventor with their invention:

  1. cotton gin - Eli Whitney
  2. high pressure steam engine - James Watt
  3. loom - Francis C. Lowell (though the power loom is more specifically associated with him)
  4. steam engine - James Watt (he improved the steam engine, but earlier designs existed)
  5. sewing machine - Elias Howe
  6. spinning machine - Oliver Evans (though the spinning machine is more closely associated with other inventors like James Hargreaves)

So, properly matched, it looks like this:

  1. cotton gin - Eli Whitney
  2. high pressure steam engine - James Watt
  3. loom - Francis C. Lowell
  4. steam engine - James Watt
  5. sewing machine - Elias Howe
  6. spinning machine - Oliver Evans

Let me know if you need more assistance!

dont use any of the answers twice

Apologies for the confusion. Here’s a corrected list without repeating any answers:

  1. cotton gin - Eli Whitney
  2. high pressure steam engine - James Watt
  3. loom - Francis C. Lowell
  4. steam engine - Samuel Slater (note: Slater did not invent the steam engine but was a key figure in the American Industrial Revolution)
  5. sewing machine - Elias Howe
  6. spinning machine - Oliver Evans

So with clarified attributions:

  1. cotton gin - Eli Whitney
  2. high pressure steam engine - James Watt
  3. loom - Francis C. Lowell
  4. steam engine - Samuel Slater
  5. sewing machine - Elias Howe
  6. spinning machine - Oliver Evans

Note that Samuel Slater was known for bringing British textile technology to the U.S., rather than inventing the steam engine. I used this assignment per your request to avoid duplicates.

If you want strictly correct historical matches without misattributions, it would look like this:

  1. cotton gin - Eli Whitney
  2. high pressure steam engine - James Watt
  3. loom - (not assigned)
  4. steam engine - (not assigned)
  5. sewing machine - Elias Howe
  6. spinning machine - (not assigned)

Would you like assistance in refining this further?