WORLD HISTORY

HISTORY

THE INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What industry would be most important for making clothes in the 1700’s?
A
textile
B
woven
C
peasant
D
armory
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The woolen industry remained the largest of the textile industries throughout the eighteenth century, but the market for cotton and linen fabric grew as fast as or faster than the supply of raw cotton.

Detailed explanation-2: -spinning jenny It was invented in 1764 by James Hargreaves in Stanhill, Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire in England. The device reduced the amount of work needed to produce yarn, with a worker able to make eight or more spools at once.

Detailed explanation-3: -Cotton, silk, and wool fabrics comprised the majority of colonial textiles. Taffeta, a version of silk fabric, was used in the production of aprons, gowns, and hoods. Men and women wore silk stockings in either woven or knitted styles. Typically, people in the lower class wore stockings of cotton or wool.

Detailed explanation-4: -The use of steam-powered machines in cotton production pushed Britain’s economic development from 1750 to 1850. Built more than 100 years ago, this steam engine still powers the Queens Mill textile factory in Burnley, England, United Kingdom.

Detailed explanation-5: -The main processes that occur in the textile industry are spinning, manufacturing and processing. Spinning is the process that entails converting a fiber material into yarn. Manufacturing involves the transformation of fiber into yarn and the yarn into the fabric, which brings about the final commodities.

Detailed explanation-6: -Textile manufacturing played a major role in the industrial revolution. The production and increase of cloth climbed quickly because it changed from handlooms to factories and machines, which allowed for more time to be spent on other things, so output increased rapidly.

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