2007-02-22 13:15:29 · 3 answers · asked by jackie r 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
It started the Industrial revolution in Manchester England and caused a boom in raw material requirements and manufactured exports.
2007-02-22 13:19:49 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
it certainly sped things up, considering the textiles were made by hand, but it really was the Eli Whitney's cotton gin, that turned the tide for cotton plantation owners, because they could use the slaves at other areas of the farm, and got alot more seeds out of the cotton at a faster rate, than by slave hands.
2007-02-22 13:19:24 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
it made industry to grow dramatically. cotton farming used many slaves, but it made less workers needs, and more products so the economy of the america which at the time depended on cotton and tabbacco whent skyrocketed.
2007-02-22 13:19:26 · answer #3 · answered by cb450t 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋