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title: "How did the cotton gin lead to a rise in slavery?"  
description: "How did the cotton gin lead to a rise in slavery?"  
author: "James ann"  
published: 2018-05-14  
canonical: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/42358/how-did-the-cotton-gin-lead-to-a-rise-in-slavery  
category: "history, politics & society"  
tags: ["usa history"]  
reading_time: 1 minute  

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# How did the cotton gin lead to a rise in slavery?

How did the [cotton gin](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/51426/how-was-america-s-role-in-the-world-economy-affected-by-the-cotton-gin) lead to a rise in slavery?\
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