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How did the cotton gin influence the growth of the industrial economy in the North?

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First, the machine helped to boost productivity and increased cotton usage. Second, the cotton gin helped to increase production of cotton in the United States, and made cotton into a profitable crop. Third, the machine helped to strengthen the United States' economy and laid the foundations for the slave trade.

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