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Among the events listed, the War of 1812 served as a catalyst for the Industrial Revolution. The war stimulated American manufacturing as the U.S. was cut off from British goods, leading to an increase in domestic production and the establishment of factories.
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The invention of the cotton gin impacted slavery in the following way: a. Cotton was cleaned more efficiently, therefore creating an increased need for slaves to plant and pick cotton. The cotton gin made it much easier to process cotton, leading to a boom in cotton production and consequently increasing the demand for enslaved labor to cultivate and harvest the cotton.
Which of the following events served as a catalyst for the Industrial Revolution?
• Monroe Doctrine
• The American System
• War of 1812.
• Panic of 1837.
How did the invention of the cotton gin impact slavery?
a. Cotton was cleaned more efficiently, therefore creating an increased need for slaves to plant and pick cotton.
b. There was an increase in the amount of cotton grown, therefore slaves moved North in order to work in textile factories.
c. Cotton was cleaned more efficiently, therefore slave owners needed fewer slaves working on plantations.
d. There was an increase in the amount of cotton grown, therefore the South became the center for textile factories.
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