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In the South, the invention of the cotton gin:

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helped the plantation economy grow.
devastated the economy.
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led to industrialization.
meant plantations needed fewer slaves.
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Answer:

helped the plantation economy to grow

Step-by-step explanation:

the cotton gin was a boom for the slave trade (not the last one) and made sure that the south became a cotton kingdom (not industrialized).

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