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Describe the economic and social effects of the
cotton gin on the South.

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The cotton gin changed the face of the south. The cotton gin made growing long stable cotton even more profitable. More importantly the cotton gin made growing cotton profitable throughout the south. ... The cotton gin changed the economics of the south and increased the dependence of the south on slavery.

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