Andrew Carnegie & John D. Rockefeller
The introduction of the cotton gin by Eli Whitney had a great effect on the plantations, as well as slavery. Before the cotton gin was invented, the production of cotton was a… painstaking business. To remove the cotton fiber from the seeds took a great amount of time.
Answer:
It had helped Britain become wealthier and all the other countries like France, Spain and Italy got excluded from international trade. Now those countries are doing fine, but Britain is "In the lead" of economy.
During this time eroupe sought Southeast Asia as a source of raw materials