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It bolstered the need for slave labor in the South.
In 1793, Eli Whitney came out with his invention, the cotton gin. This revolutionized the way the South was able to function as an agricultural region.
cotton gin
Cotton gin
With a cotton gin, you remove the cotton seeds and it is easier to make it into cotton fabric.
The invention of the cotton gin allowed for a more efficient method of separating cotton from its seeds. This allowed the South to produce more cotton at a faster rate, thereby increasing its economy and trade.
It bolstered the need for slave labor in the South.
It is a machine (gin comes from engine) that quickly removes the seeds from raw cotton. It made cotton cheap to produce.
The cotton gin increased production of cotton exponentially in the south. Which increased the economy in the south greatly. The south then began to increase in the number of slaves so they could produce even more cotton. The south was more wealthy then the north and it increased slave trade even more. The cotton gin made relations with north and the south even more tense.
The south had an economy built on cotton and slaves. Then when the cotton gin came into the picture the slaves were used less because of the gin worked faster than the slaves and so the demand in slaves dropped dramatically.
The cotton gin increased production of cotton exponentially in the south. Which increased the economy in the south greatly. The south then began to increase in the number of slaves so they could produce even more cotton. The south was more wealthy then the north and it increased slave trade even more. The cotton gin made relations with north and the south even more tense.
The invention of the cotton gin allowed for a more efficient method of separating cotton from its seeds. This allowed the South to produce more cotton at a faster rate, thereby increasing its economy and trade.
It bolstered the need for slave labor in the South.
It affected the economy by helping make the slaves job much easier than before.Because before the cotton gin was invented they had to take out the seeds from each ball of cotton.Along with this, the cotton Gin increased labor making it easier in the south.Also the south would sell to the northern factories cotton(raw material) and make profits.Eventually the south became a monoply for cotton"king cotton" selling it to Britain which bought from the U.S highly.:) AP history for ya
first of all, what is the cotton gin and where is the south? please answer my question xx
Cotton gin. Cotton gin made cotton production more profitable.
The South became the cotton producing part of the country because of the cotton gin. Promoted "cotton-picking" by slaves, and therefore, promoted slavery.