Question

Why did the cotton gin lead to more slavery apex?

Answer 1

Slave owners turned to cotton production as a way to prosper due to its high demand and so did the demand on slavery.

Answer 2

The South being favorable to the climate relied on agriculture. Before the invention of Cotton Gin, cotton production became decreased along with the demand for slaves. By the coming of Cotton Gin in America in 1793, it reduced the time and labor in removing seeds from the cotton but increased the need for slaves in the field for growing and picking the cotton. Cotton growing became profitable for the planters that increased the demand for the slave trade.