Question

Why had slavery been on the decline before the invention of the cotton gin? how did slavery change as a result of the cotton gin? 2. why were some southern leaders worried about the south's reliance on cotton? 3. what was the largest social group in the south? how did its members make a living?

Answer 1

1.  The slavery levels were declining because the owners of the slaves were mad that their slaves weren't working fast enough. Then because of the cotton gin the slaves could work faster and thus Southerners wanted more slaves.

2.