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What was the main negative impact of the invention of the cotton gin? (5 points) It created pollution because it was powered by fuel. It caused massive population growth in the …

What was the main negative impact of the invention of the cotton gin? (5 points) It created pollution because it was powered by fuel. It caused massive population growth in the …
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What was the main negative impact of the invention of the cotton gin? (5 points) It created pollution because it was powered by fuel. It caused massive population growth in the Southern states. It increased the demand for slaves and made slaves more valuable. It required interchangeable parts which were expensive to produce.

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Answer: C It increased the demand for slaves and made slaves more valuable.

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The main negative impact of the invention of the cotton gin was that "It increased the demand for slaves and made slaves more valuable," since this greatly increased the ease with which cotton was produced.
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