Seperated the seeds from the cotton..
The cotton gin made it easier to do the work so it was easier to do even more work hence making more work for slaves -a 12 yr old
It helped slaves work faster.It Has Helped slaves Work faster by trying to get seeds out of cotton for clothing.
The cotton gin actually added to the usefulness of slavery. Before the cotton gin was invented, cotton was a harder cash crop to make ready for the market because of the many little pieces of things...