When people in India first started to grow cotton, they picked the seeds out by hand before they spun the cotton into thread. By 500 BC, women in India used a rolling pin to get the seeds out of cotton. There's a picture of one in the Ajanta Caves. read more
Still, the cotton gin had transformed the American economy. For the South, it meant that cotton could be produced plentifully and cheaply for domestic use and for export, and by the mid-19th century, cotton was America’s leading export. read more
The cotton gin is a machine that separates cotton seeds from cotton fiber. Invented by Eli Whitney in 1793, it was an important invention because it dramatically reduced the amount of time it took to separate cotton seeds from cotton fiber. read more
Well, Eli Whitney ( the inventor of the cottin gin) made the cottin gin to help the slaves but it really backfired on him and made the slaves have to work harder. read more