What was the effect of Eli Whitneys invention of the cotton gin?

Answer 1

When Eli Whitney invented the cotton gin, it made it possible to grow short staple cotton throughout the southern part of the United States. Cotton replaced linen as the material to wear in the summer. Since cotton required a long growing season, it became a major crop for the South. Since it was labor intensive, slaves were the preferred source of labor. Since it required so much water, the South was one of the few places on earth where it could be grown in commercial quantities. As a result, slave owners considered slaves necessary. Thus, it maintained the institution of slavery. (It would be around 1900 before a commercially successful cotton picking machine would be created.)

Answer 2

The demand for cotton went up. Also, slaves weren't needed for separating the seeds in cotton anymore. However, they also were put to work more on planting and farming the cotton plants themselves.

Answer 3

The invention of the cotton gin helped the production time for harvesting cotton in the Southern States. The inventor was Eli Whitney and his invention filtered out cotton plant seeds which before then had to be removed by hand.

Answer 4

It did not help the north because the south could do it themselves so it was sold cheaper to the factories in the north

Answer 5

Since the cotton gin came out, the southern people were dramatically increasing enslaved people because of their key role in producing cotton and suger very fast

Answer 6

It increased the demand for more slaves.