Question

How did the cotton gin sped up the production of cotton?

Answer 1

It helped produced more cotton in less time.

Explanation:

In the late 1790s and majority of 1800s, the South was heavily dependent on agriculture. The economy of the South relied on plantations and fields where crops would be grown.

One of these important crops was known as cotton. Cotton was the biggest crop grown in the South. When the invention of the cotton gin was announced, cotton growers acquired the invention. The cotton gin separated the seeds from the cotton, thus making it easier to produce more cotton.

Now that the cotton gin was unveiled, cotton was being produced like never before. The southern economy benefited largely.