5 ways the the cotton gin affected the south was it helped them get all the seeds out of the cotton gin easily. 2 it helped them get the cotton faster, 3 it stopped some slavery by exchanging for the the cotton gin, 4 The cotton gin also allowed companies to make more profit easily, and 5 the cotton gin also made it easier on farmers, and made it take less time to be one the farm.
When they found the Americas they were interested because they found new land. The Europeans wanted to find the seven cities of gold and the fountain of youth. They also wanted to find new trading routes. One of the major reasons was to find spices that they crave for drying their meats.
