Why did Eli Whitney's cotton gin lead to the spread of slavery into more of the South?

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Payton Stokes

23 October, 12:35

Why did Eli Whitney's cotton gin lead to the spread of slavery into more of the South?

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Rene Lynch · Answer 1

In the late 1700’s, the British textile industry started and created a huge demand for cotton. The South sold their cotton to England and instead of making factories and producing textiles themselves, they used slaves