With the cotton gin, two slaves could process 50 pounds of cotton a day, representing a 25-fold increase in productivity per slave. Cotton processing became less labor-intensive, so it allowed planters to increase their profits substantially. This, in turn, prompted them to add more cotton acreage, which led to the need for more slaves because the cotton still had to be picked by hand. The cotton gin was supposed to minimize the slaves being used, but it actually increased.
True. A number of soldiers within the Continental Army, and especially Washington's during the Valley Forge incident would desert due to the poor conditions the army and campaign were in.
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