Based on the timeline, what can be directly tied to the invention of the cotton gin?

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industrialization in New England

economic hardships in the South

Spanish American War

the spread of slavery

Answer 1

The invention of the cotton gin can be directly tied to the spread of slavery. The cotton gin made it much easier to process cotton, leading to an increase in cotton production and, consequently, a greater demand for slave labor to cultivate and harvest the cotton in the Southern United States.