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What was the impact of the cotton gin?

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The cotton gin sped cotton production by automatically removing the seeds from cotton. This was intended to make a slaves job easier. Though it actually increased the number of slaves due to faster cotton production.
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It greatly helped speed up cotton production in the south, and was considered a revolution at the time. Hope this helps!
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