Slavery: deep divisions

• Cotton gin

  Invented: 1793

  Speeds up the production of cotton by 50% as it removes to cotton from the seed quicker
• Why did the cotton gin cause anger in the south

  The south had a very successful economy and were making high profit
• Who founded the anti slavery society

  Lloyd garrison
• What did the anti slavery society do

  founded the liberator newspaper which spread abolitionist news and had over 250,000 members

  • More people became abolitionist which angered the south