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How did the cotton gin contribute to the expansion of the plantation system?

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While it was true that the cotton gin reduced the labor of removing seeds, it did not reduce the need for slaves to grow and pick the cotton. ... Cotton growing became so profitable for the planters that it greatly increased their demand for both land and slave labor.

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