HISTORY
THE INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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Cotton cloth
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wool cloth
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furniture
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jewelry
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Detailed explanation-1: -In 1764, Thorp Mill, the first water-powered cotton mill in the world was constructed at Royton, Lancashire, England. It was used for carding cotton.
Detailed explanation-2: -1764 Water frame invented by Richard Arkwright: the first powered textile machine. 1769 Arkwright patented the water frame.
Detailed explanation-3: -Textile mills: This subsector transforms a basic fiber into a product such as yarn, thread or fabric. These products are further used to manufacture consumer items like clothing, carpets, sheets, towels, upholstery, textile bags and other similar items.
Detailed explanation-4: -In 1813, Frances Cabot Lowell, Nathan Appleton and Patrick Johnson formed the Boston Manufacturing Company to build America’s first integrated textile factory, that performed every operation necessary to transform cotton lint into finished cloth.