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How did the invention of the cotton gin affect slavery in the United States?
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Cotton growing became so profitable for the planters that it greatly increased their demand for both land and slave labor.

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so basically it increased slavery

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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. In fact, the opposite occurred. Cotton growing became so profitable for the planters that it greatly increased their demand for both land and slave labor

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