What led to the rising number of enslaved people in Mississippi between 1800 and 1860?
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The cotton boom, however, was the main cause of the increased demand for slaves – the number of slaves in America grew from 700,000 in 1790 to 4,000,000 in 1860. ... North, stated that cotton “was the most important proximate cause of expansion” in the 19th century American economy.
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The invention of cotton gin
The increased demand and prices for cotton led to plantations owners to search for land in the west. ... The result was an explosive growth in demand of slaves for cotton cultivation. Slave trade had become a major economic activity in the south.
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