Which invention led to an increase in the demand for slaves?

Answer 1

The invention of the cotton gin in 1793 increased demand forh slaves. Cotton was hand picked those days and cotton needed. The transatlantic slave trade reached its peak between the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries spurred by the growth of large plantations in North and South America.

Answer 2

The invention of the Cotton Gin by Eli Whitney enabled the South to produce more cotton for export faster than before. The market for cotton worldwide was immense in the early and middle of the 19th Century. The South's ability to supply that demand globally and to US Northern factories gave her economy a real boost. The working power of the South's slaves on the cotton plantations made these workers even more important and more efficient.

Answer 3

The invention of the cotton gin made harvesting cotton easier. The South was able to produce more cotton to export to other nations such as Great Britain. With cotton demand almost always high, more slaves were imported to the South to supply more cotton exports.

Answer 4

The cotton gin increased the demand for slaves.

Answer 5

The cotton gin.

Answer 6

Thomas Edison