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What impact did the cotton gin have on slavery?
By making it inexpensive to process cotton, it increased the demand for cotton, which increased the demand for slaves to grow cotton.
What invention led to an increased demand for slaves in the Deep South?
The Cotton Gin!
What inventions increased the necessity of slavery?
The invention of the cotton gin in the late 18th century significantly increased the demand for cotton production, which in turn intensified the need for slave labor in the United States. The machine made it easier and faster to separate cotton fibers from seeds, leading to a dramatic expansion of cotton farming. Additionally, the steam engine and industrial revolution increased the demand for raw materials, such as cotton, prompting an even greater reliance on enslaved labor.
Which technological development led to an increased demand for slaves in the US during the early- to mid-1800s?
the cotton gin
What inventions made cotton the South's most important crop?
The cotton gin- a machine for removing seeds from raw cotton quickly and cheaply- and the spinning jenny- a machine that would spin cotton fiber into thread. Together with the power loom (used to weave cloth from thread) it greatly increased cheap production of cotton cloth- and increased the demand for cotton.
