Question

How did the invention of the cotton gin affect slavery in the United States?

Answer 1

Okay so correct me if my explanation is wrong, but the invention of the cotton gin caused slavery to increase. The cotton gin is a machine that quickly and easily separates cotton fibers from their seeds, so people needed more slaves because of that, to use the machine more ig?

Answer 2

The invention of the cotton gin caused the demand for slaves in the United States to increase dramatically, since it increased the ease with which cotton could be produced.