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The Cotton Gin and the Entrenchment of the Plantation Economy
Analyze how Eli Whitney's cotton gin dramatically increased cotton profitability and intensified chattel slavery across the Deep South.
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The Market Revolution and Early Industrialization
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Examine how technological innovations, transportation networks, factory systems, and immigration transformed the American economy in the early 19th century.
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