USA HISTORY

THE VIRGINIA DYNASTY 1801 1825

THE MONROE DOCTRINE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What were the loom (machines) in the mills making?
A
meat balls
B
shoes
C
steel
D
fabric (cloth)
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Essentially, the power loom mechanized the function of a loom by use of large shaft and sped up the process of textile manufacturing. In general, looms were used to weave together fabrics in order to create textiles. Cartwright did not benefit much from his invention of the power loom.

Detailed explanation-2: -A loom is a device used to weave cloth. The basic purpose of any loom is to hold the warp threads under tension to facilitate the interweaving of the weft threads. Englishman Edmund Cartwright built and patented a power loom in 1785, and it was this that was adopted by cotton industry.

Detailed explanation-3: -The devices on which weaving of fabrics takes place are called looms. The looms are either hand operated or power operated.

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