It increased the dependancy for slaves, therefore, increasing the amount of enslaved people. I know, it's sad.
Slavery allowed the South to build a significant cotton trade. It allowed agriculture to thrive, creating great wealth for the white land owners.
The union of slavery and cotton were able to impede the South's development into two important areas, the industries and railroad. The union slavery and cotton were also central to the South's prosperity.
It caused slavery to be more profitable. :)
North was against slavery, and south wanted more slavery. south wanted more slavery so they could work on the cotton fields. if more people work on cotton fields the south would have more money.
In the south, cotton was, an still is labor intensive. The north was a industrial power, making cotton cloth. North was anti-slavery , yet were economically dependent on the cotton
The cotton gin, invented by Eli Whitney in 1793, significantly enhanced the efficiency of cotton processing, leading to a boom in cotton production in the South. This economic shift entrenched the reliance on slave labor, deepening the South's commitment to slavery. As the South became increasingly dependent on cotton as a cash crop, the North, which was moving towards industrialization and anti-slavery sentiments, saw the South's reliance on slavery as morally and politically problematic. This growing divide exacerbated tensions between the two regions, ultimately contributing to the onset of the Civil War.
after the cotton gin was invented
Cotton Gin
It increased the dependancy for slaves, therefore, increasing the amount of enslaved people. I know, it's sad.
it divided the south from the parts who was pro-slavery and who was not pro-slavery. does anyone have a better answer?
The Cotton Gin created by Eli Whitney caused the spread of slavery.
cotton gin