Based on the timeline, the event that can be directly tied to the invention of the cotton gin is the spread of slavery. The timeline indicates that after the invention of the cotton gin in 1793, the demand for cotton increased, which contributed to the growth of plantations in the South and subsequently led to a significant increase in the slave population by 1860.
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A timeline shows the effects of the cotton gin on the United States.
In 1607, planters began growing cotton in the South.
In 1793, the U.S. slave population reached about 700,000, and Eli Whitney invented the cotton gin.
After 1793, demand for cotton increased in New England mills, and more plantations appeared in Southern states.
In 1860, the U.S. slave population reached about 4 million. In 1861, the Civil War began.
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Use the timeline to answer the question.
Based on the timeline, what can be directly tied to the invention of the cotton gin?
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the Civil War
the Civil War
economic hardships in the South
economic hardships in the South
the spread of slavery
the spread of slavery
industrialization in New England
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