The invention that caused slavery to grow in importance in Georgia in the early 1800s was the cotton gin. The cotton gin, invented by Eli Whitney in 1793, revolutionized the cotton industry by efficiently removing seeds from cotton fibers. This invention dramatically increased the profitability of cotton cultivation, leading to a surge in demand for cotton and the expansion of plantation agriculture. As a result, there was a significant increase in the demand for slave labor to work on cotton plantations in states like Georgia. The demand for slaves grew as the cotton industry boomed, making slavery more essential and profitable in Georgia during that period.
