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Yes, they did. They were slaves and considered property so they were put to work at various jobs. Slave women would often have their babies while working in the fields and then keep working.

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What were some unintended social effects on the cotton gin?

The cotton gin led to an increase in cotton production, which in turn increased the demand for enslaved labor to work in the cotton fields. This reinforced and expanded the institution of slavery in the southern United States. Additionally, the cotton gin contributed to the economic disparity between the North and South, as the South's economy became heavily reliant on cotton production.


What increased the need for slaves in the south?

The expansion of cotton plantations in the South, particularly after the invention of the cotton gin in 1793, significantly increased the demand for slaves to work in the fields. The profitability of cotton as a cash crop led to an expansion of slave labor in the region to meet the growing demand for cotton production.


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Mr. Fields struggles to receive criticism about his work.


What led to more slavery?

Cotton fields is what lead more slaves. The more the slaves the easy it was to work. The cotton gin


Contrast the rice and cotton plantation slaves and their work?

Rice plantation slaves typically worked in wet and marshy conditions, tending to fields that required constant irrigation and maintenance. Cotton plantation slaves, on the other hand, worked in drier conditions, cultivating crops that were physically demanding to harvest due to the need for picking cotton by hand. Both groups endured harsh conditions and long hours of labor, but the nature of their work and living conditions varied based on the specific crop being produced.