Why did the cotton gin increase the growth of slavery?

Answer 1

It increased the growth of slavery because now they were able to process more cotton, which led to an increase in the amount of cotton farms, which lead to an increased need for slaves in cotton harvesting.

However, the result was not importation of slaves, which had nearly ceased by 1800. Instead, it resulted in the movement and concentration of slaves to new farming areas. As many as half a million slaves were uprooted and relocated, with considerable disruptions to many families.

Answer 2

When Eli Whiteney, the inventor of the cotton gin, invented his machine, the south was in a time of depression. They no longer needed slave labor because it took a whole day just to pick the seeds out of a pound of cotton. When the cotton gin was invented, it could separate seeds from cotton in much less time. It took an operator, so slaves started becoming more valuable.

Answer 3

I don't know how late my response is because I don't see the posted date, but the cotton gin made life difficult for the slaves because it ensured their slavery for many years to come. After decades of making handmade cotton, the South's economy was not benefiting from it because the production was so slow. Slaves were not needed for this task anymore because of the lack of benefit for the South. Many of them would have been let off the hook and closer to their freedom (cotton production was the MAIN reason why the slaves were in bondage) because they were not needed as much as they used to be when cotton was a major production good. When Eli Whitney came out with the cotton gin, cotton production increased and ensured that the slaves were to be kept i

n bondage for much longer. This gave them a reason to be kept instead of freed by the South. :]]

Answer 4

because instead of people taking little seeds out of the cotton, the machine did it at a rapid pace. quicker than people. increasing the production.

Answer 5

Because it could process much greater amounts of short-staple cotton. To harvest the cotton, the planters wanted all the slaves they could get.

Answer 6

slavery was essential particularly in the southern states to run the cotton plantations, because it brought an immense income without pay to the white slave owners.