The cotton gin made cotton "king" and caused Southern farmers to raise a variety of crops.
What did the cotton gin cause?
The most significant effect of the cotton gin, however, was the growth of slavery. While it was true that the cotton gin reduced the labor of removing seeds, it did not reduce the need for enslaved labor to grow and pick cotton.
What was the major cause of cotton's king?
After the invention of the cotton gin (1793), cotton surpassed tobacco as the dominant cash crop in the agricultural economy of the South, soon comprising more than half the total U.S. exports. The concept of “King Cotton” was first suggested in David Christy's book Cotton Is King (1855).
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