what were some positive things about the cotton gin?

Answer 1

It was faster and increased assets within the American economy.

According to Britannica, "the mechanization of spinning in England had created a greatly expanded market for American cotton, whose production was inhibited by the slowness of manual removal of the seeds."

Demand for products was going up in England, so the US needed to increase the supply. This was done by creating the cotton gin.

Check out the Eli Whitney Museum & Workshop page for more detailed information on the benefits:

http://www.eliwhitney.org/cotton.htm

Also note: It did not "give the slaves a break". It had quite the opposite effect - the plantations grew even larger and created more work for the slaves.

Answer 2

The Cotton Gin removed some of the most odious work the slaves had to perform.

The tough cotton seed once had to be removed by hand and this took up a majority of the slaves time. It was tough work to remove the cotton seed without damaging the fiber. The cotton gin removed this part of the slaves job and enabled the cotton to be processed much faster.

So the Cotton Gin gave the slave a break.

Answer 3

well separating the seeds by hand was slow compared to the cotton gin which did so through a much quicker process. in the result, faster production of pure cotton, and also the fact that the seeds separated were replanted (if not too damaged) to make more cotton which I assume saved a profit.

so to sum it up: better productivity and a save on some extra seeds.

Answer 4

Ok, HELLO!!!! It completely revolutionized the cotton market! Look at the labels on your clothes. I'll bet most, if not all of them, have cotton in them. When the Gin (short for enGINe) was invented in the early 1800's, the cotton market EXPLODED. It made it easier for slaves in the South to extract the seeds from the cotton plants and made cotton cheaper and higher quality.

Answer 5

OK, well it's been a whole year but it increased crop production throughout the south and it decreased the amount of labor of the slaves. The whites clearly saw this as a positive thing but it ultimately demanded more slaves to pick cotton...I know this is really brief but...

Answer 6

The principal positive thing was that it vastly reduced the cost of cotton; removing seeds by hand was hideously expensive. This increased its profitability as a crop.

Answer 7

1. It doesn't taste quite as nasty as the juniper gin.
The rest is details.