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How did the cotton gin lead to an increase in other innovations?

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Explanation: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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