The Cotton Gin was a huge assest to the the Market Industry but made life hard for slaves. Slaves used to take hours t pick through the cotton to get rid of the seeds. The cotton gin was a mechanical machine that removed the seeds from the cotton. Eli Whitney's initial intention was to allow water or horses to control the machine but slaves ended up doing the job. Supply for cotton made the need for slaves greater because someone had to plant and pick the cotton. The number of slaves increased dramativally in order to keep up with the demand. Slaves were treated unfairly and inhuman. You hear the recording a slave whom goes into great detail about the conditions in which the slaves were subjected to. Long hours, terrible weather condtions,
