How Did The Cotton Gin Change The Economy

In the 19th century the cotton production spread across the south. Cotton became the important to the market economy.
In 1793, the southern experiences the cotton gin. The cotton gin changed the way of life for the south and the environment using slavery and making the south a strong economy. A young Yankee invented the cotton gin. The young Yankee inventor create a way to use the cotton fibers by using a machine. The cotton gin made it easy to separate cotton fibers from their seeds, which was previously performed by hand and by slaves. He changed the process making it new and improved. The young Yankee started using the machine and the slaves continued picking the seeds out by hand. Before the use of the slaves the “early cotton gin was