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during the industrial revolution which invention most affected exports *
flying shuttle
spinning jenny
water frame
cotton gin
printing press
steam engine
The Cotton Gin, invented by Eli Whitney in 1793, greatly increased the efficiency of cotton - processing. It made the production of raw cotton much faster, leading to a significant increase in cotton exports from the United States. The other inventions like the Flying Shuttle, Spinning Jenny, and Water Frame were mainly related to textile production processes, and the Printing Press predated the Industrial Revolution, and the Steam Engine was more about powering machinery and transportation in general rather than directly affecting exports as specifically as the Cotton Gin did for cotton.
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D. Cotton Gin