The Cotton Gin invention was a machine created by Eli Whitney in 1793 that revolutionized the cotton industry by efficiently separating seeds from cotton fibers, increasing cotton production and making it more profitable.
Related terms
Slavery: The institution where people are owned as property and forced to work without pay or freedom.
Plantations: Large agricultural estates where crops like cotton were grown on a massive scale using slave labor.
King Cotton: A term used to describe the economic dominance of cotton in the southern states due to its high demand and profitability.