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How did the cotton gin affect the demand for slaves?
It made it easier for slaves to remove seeds from cotton.
In 1838 Southerners measured their wealth by what two elements?
cotton and slaves cotton and slaves cotton and slaves cotton and slaves cotton and slaves
What was the chief product made using the labor of slaves?
cotton
What impact did the cotton gin have on the production of cotton?
The slaves were glad the cotton gin came out because it would seperate the seeds by you cranking the machine witch made work easier for the slaves(:
How did Eli Whitney's cotton gin affect the value of slaves?
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.
How did the cotton gin impacted history?
Made it easier to harvest cotton by separating the seeds I think, which was done by hand by the slaves and it increased production and lessened the need for slaves.
How do slaves pick cotton?
Slaves pick cotton by hand.
What happened after the invention of the cotton gin?
Actually the invention of the cotton gin made the growth of more cotton possible which also meant that more slaves were needed to pick, grow, and process the cotton. The statistics show a direct relationship between the amount of cotton grown to the population of slaves.
After the invention of the cotton gin what happened?
Actually the invention of the cotton gin made the growth of more cotton possible which also meant that more slaves were needed to pick, grow, and process the cotton. The statistics show a direct relationship between the amount of cotton grown to the population of slaves.
How did the cotton gin affect enslaved African Americans?
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.
What was the significance of cotton?
Made cotton extremely profitable. Caused a cotton boom in the South. Greater influx of slaves. Arguably an indirect cause of the civil war.
What development led to an increased need for slaves in the South?
The invention of the cotton gin (short for cotton engine or cotton seeding machine, automating the removal of the seeds from raw cotton), which made massive cultivation of cotton economical. Cheap labor (i.e. slaves) were needed to harvest the large quantity of raw cotton produced.
