Question

List two effects of the invention of the cotton gin.

Answer 1

Step-by-step explanation:

reduced the time and labor required to produce cotton for market

enabled farmers to meet higher demand

cemented slavery in the South

made cotton the dominant crop in the South

Answer 2

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.