THE VIRGINIA DYNASTY 1801 1825
AMERICAN INDUSTRIALIZATION FACTORY SYSTEM AND MARKET REVOLUTION
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by reducing the number of slaves needed for growing cotton
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by increasing the time needed to cultivate cotton
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by increasing the profitability of slavery
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by reducing the demand for raw cotton
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Detailed explanation-1: -While it was true that the cotton gin reduced the labor of removing seeds, it did not reduce the need for enslaved labor to grow and pick the cotton. In fact, the opposite occurred. Cotton growing became so profitable for enslavers that it greatly increased their demand for both land and enslaved labor.
Detailed explanation-2: -How did the cotton gin lead to the spread of slavery? The cotton gin made the harvesting of the cotton faster, which increased the production of cotton. With all of the cotton, slave owners would need more slaves, which would mean more harvested cotton, which would result in more money.
Detailed explanation-3: -The gin improved the separation of the seeds and fibers but the cotton still needed to be picked by hand. The demand for cotton roughly doubled each decade following Whitney’s invention. So cotton became a very profitable crop that also demanded a growing slave-labor force to harvest it.