THE VIRGINIA DYNASTY 1801 1825
AMERICAN INDUSTRIALIZATION FACTORY SYSTEM AND MARKET REVOLUTION
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farmers could plant more cotton in limited space
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the need for enslaved labor decreased
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the seeds of the cotton plant no longer stuck to the fibers
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slaves could process more cotton and more slaves were needed
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Detailed explanation-1: -Note: 1)The cotton gin made the processing of cotton less labor-intensive, helping planters make higher profits, leading them to grow larger crops, which in turn required more individuals. Since the cheapest method of labour was slavery, cotton farmers simply acquired more slaves.
Detailed explanation-2: -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-3: -The cotton gin dramatically reduced the amount of time and labor required to clean cotton of its seeds. It also allowed different types of cotton to be grown (harder to clean varieties of cotton had not been grown) this expanded the geographic areas in which cotton could be grown (into many different Southern states).