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The cotton gin, invented by Eli Whitney in 1793, was a blessing as it significantly increased the efficiency of cotton processing, leading to a boom in the cotton industry and economic growth in the Southern United States. However, it also intensified the demand for slave labor, entrenching and expanding the institution of slavery, which became a major moral and social issue in America. Thus, while the cotton gin fostered agricultural prosperity, it simultaneously perpetuated human suffering and societal divisions.

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