The cotton gin was an important invention because

Responses
A it made cotton blooms much easier to pick.it made cotton blooms much easier to pick.
B it inadvertently led to the spread of slavery.it inadvertently led to the spread of slavery.
C it caused people to stop needing so much cotton.it caused people to stop needing so much cotton.
D it made northern farmers more dependent on cotton

B--> The cotton gin indirectly led to the spread of slavery.