[aumrl]

LOL
“except the gin”
and we know that was no big thing
You neglect machinery in europe

now why would you jump to the conclusion that I WANT chains?

[BroJoeK]

aumrl: "and we know that was no big thing You neglect machinery in europe"

Unlimited demand in Europe for US grown cotton is what US made cotton production explode from 3,000 bales in 1790 to 4.3 million in 1861.
Of course there was new technology, from the gin & powered looms to steam transportation, but the basic farming methods in 1860 were the same as they had been in 1790.

aumrl: "now why would you jump to the conclusion that I WANT chains?"

First you asked for chains, but now you say you don't want them?