How did the Industrial Revolution affect Slavery in the South?

It made it a hugely profitable institution. Cotton plantation slavery existed because of the Industrial Revolution in Britain, which created an enormous demand for cotton to be spun into thread, and woven into cloth. read more

Not only did southern cotton feed northern textile mills, but northern insurers and transporters played a major part in the growth of the modern slave economy of the cotton south. The rise of "King Cotton" as the defining feature of southern life revitalized slavery. read more

Effects of the Industrial Revolution on Slavery The Industrial Revolution started in Britain, where population was sky rocketing and demand for goods was increasing. This higher demand forced innovators and scientists to invent machines that would make production much faster than their old ways. read more