10 poin 1. Which of the following best describes a predecessor to mass
production?
O Clocks were made one at a time, by hand.
The U. S. government funded Eli Whitney's attempts to use interchangeable parts to
make cheap, high quality muskets.
Blacksmiths were trained to use hand tools in order to produce iron tools, ornaments,
and weapons.
In the 1700's, guns were expensive because each was made one at a time by skilled
craftsmen.

The U.S. government funded Eli Whitney's attempts to use interchangeable parts to  make cheap, high quality muskets.

Explanation:

Mass Production relies heavily on interchangeable parts that are uniform enough to simply fit into a part of the thing being produced instead of each part having to be crafted individually to fit.

The United States government recognized that interchangeable parts could help in war as muskets would be easier to replace and repair and so funded Eli Whitney's attempts to use interchangeable parts in weapons.

The principles that came about from this went a long way in shaping mass production.

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