llamamanreal llamamanreal 24-03-2022 History contestada How did the cotton gin influence the growth of the industrial economy in the North? It powered the factories that used cotton to make products, leading to large industrial centers and population growth. It produced cotton faster, allowing more of it to be sent to the North. It manufactured textiles in the same factory, speeding up the production of cloth. It was a machine that could turn cotton into yarn, so it increased the need for factories.