How did the widespread use of the cotton gin impact slavery in the South?
â—‡ It increased the number of slaves because the cotton gin made it possible to grow more cotton.
â—‡ It ended the need for slaves because plantations automated their cotton harvesting processes.
â—‡ It reduced the need for slaves because the cotton gin could do the work slaves had been doing.
â—‡ It ended restrictions on educating slaves because they needed to be able to read and write to operate a cotton gin.
