Work, Exchange, and Technology 1755–1800 - AP U.S. History

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Eli Whitney's invention of the cotton gin produced all of the following results except                     .

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Although the South was producing more cotton as a result of the cotton gin, it remained primarily an agrarian society. The invention of the steam engine allowed Southern planters to ship their cotton more quickly and less expensively to the Northern factories. Until the Civil War, there was no need for the South to build additional factories.

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