The difference between influenza and the common cold. Both influenza and the common cold are viral respiratory infections (they affect the nose, throat, and lungs). Viruses are spread from person to person through airborne droplets that are sneezed out or coughed up by an infected person.
Before the gin was invented, cotton was not... One of the major effects of the cotton gin on slavery was the increased need for slaves to keep up with the profitability that came with its invention. Before the gin was invented, cotton was not... One of the major effects of the cotton gin on slavery was the increased need for slaves to keep up with the profitability that came with its invention.
Eli Whitney's invention of the cotton gin in 1793 resulted in massive growth in the cotton industry in the American South. Learning Objective. Key Points. With the invention of Eli Whitney's cotton gin in 1793, cotton became a tremendously profitable industry, creating many fortunes for white plantation owners in the antebellum South.