THE VIRGINIA DYNASTY 1801 1825
JAMES MADISON AFTER THE WAR OF 1812 THE ERA OF GOOD FEELINGS
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It created an increasing demand for slave labor throughout the South.
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It convinced Congress to reinstate the Atlantic slave trade.
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It allowed many slaves to secure their freedom in the South.
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It led slaves to begin farming their own property for extra money.
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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: -As a direct result of the cotton gin, the demand for slaves rose in order to raise profits and production of the cash crop to export. Essentially, Southerners became widely supportive of slavery because the invention of the cotton gin lead to an economic boom in the south that entirely depended on cotton production.
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.
Detailed explanation-4: -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.