Effects Of The Cotton Gin

The cotton gin, which is also called cotton engine, was created in the year of 1763. It was used to remove cotton and is 50 times faster than just using their hands. They use cotton for many things like making clothes, blankets, and many more. The cotton gin affected both the south and north economically, for the south, slavery increased because cotton are now able to process more and are in need for more slaves, another affect is that it made cotton more profitable, this happened because cotton fabric became cheaper. As for the north, it creates labor shortage; the reason is because slaves would no longer have to go to farms and take out the cotton seeds with their hand instead they would use the cotton gin. Another affected is that factories