Question

How did the invention of the cotton gin affect the South?

How did the invention of the cotton gin affect the South?

Answer 1

See below.

Explanation:

The invention of the cotton gin in 1794 made the production of cotton much faster and cheaper.

By the mid-nineteenth century cotton was the major export crop of the United States. Since the South was the most favorable climate for growing cotton, it was the major economic engine for that region.

However, this unfortunately gave the Southern cotton growers an excuse for keeping and expanding slavery as a means of increasing cotton production. The increasingly heated debate over slavery in the 1830's, -40's, and -50's eventually led the Southern states to secede and caused the Civil War.

Answer 2

The cotton gin allowed the profitable growing of cotton over much of the south.

Explanation:

Before the invention of the cotton gin cotton could only be grown profitably in a few costal regions of the south. The fibers and seed of the long stable variety of cotton could be separated by hand. The long stable variety could only be grown in the mild climates of the costal regions of the south. The short stable variety of cotton could be c through out the south but could not be profitably grown because of the difficulty of separating the cotton fibers from the seed.

The cotton gin changed the face of the south. The cotton gin made growing long stable cotton even more profitable. More importantly the cotton gin made growing cotton profitable throughout the south.

The profitable growing of cotton created a huge demand for slaves to grow the cotton. Few were needed to separate the cotton fibers which made it possible to grow acres and acres of cotton. The vast increase of acreage used for growing cotton created a vast increase in the number of slaves.

The growing of cotton created vast wealth in the south. The plantation owners became extremely rich. The phrase was Cotton is King. The economics of growing cotton became a dominate force in the South.

The cotton gin changed the economics of the south and increased the dependence of the south on slavery.