When the cotton gin was invented, slaves became incredibly valuable. This invention separated seeds from the white cottony fiber of the cotton, eliminating the need of slaves to do it. So the farmers could now grow more cotton, and to do this they needed more slaves. But at this time slave trade was abolished. So slaves became extremely expensive. From $600 to $1,800!So people started to 'breed' slaves, as a result of this.
It made cotton production in the US more profitable, and ended up increasing the market for slaves. This drove up the value of slaves and ended up in more slavery.
The cotton gin made labor easy for people or slaves, so the cost decreases.
chief value cotton
agriculture was the souths major economic value. due to the rich soil in the south, and the abundance of slaves in the south, cotton was very easy to grow, and was valuable to the north, which was based mainly on cities and factories, causing cotton th be a major driving force of the south.
It increased the value of owning slaves over hiring indentured servant.~APEX~
It increased the value of owning slaves over hiring indentured servant.~APEX~
it increased the value of owning slaves over hiring indentured servants
It increased the value of owning slaves over hiring indentured servant.~APEX~
It increased the value of owning slaves over hiring indentured servant.~APEX~
It increased the value of owning slaves over hiring indentured servant.~APEX~
It Increaced the value of owning slaves over higering indentured servances.
It increased the value of owning slaves over hiring indentured servants.