By 1810 the invention of the cotton gin increased cotton production and thus decreased the value of slaves and of their labor.

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The invention of the cotton gin actually increased the value of slaves and their labor because it made cotton production more efficient and profitable, leading to an expansion of the cotton industry and a higher demand for slave labor to plant, tend, and harvest the cotton.

By 1810 the Invention of the Cotton Gin Increased Cotton