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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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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
the spread of slavery

The cotton gin made short-staple cotton profitable to process, greatly increasing cotton production and the demand for enslaved labor, which expanded slavery in the South.