WORLD HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -The textile industry was the first to use modern production methods, and textiles became the dominant industry in terms of employment, value of output, and capital invested.

Detailed explanation-2: -1764 Water frame invented by Richard Arkwright: the first powered textile machine. 1769 Arkwright patented the water frame.

Detailed explanation-3: -During the Industrial Revolution (1760-1840), textile production was transformed from a cottage industry to a highly mechanised one where workers were present only to make sure the carding, spinning, and weaving machines never stopped.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Industrial Revolution started in England in the 1700’s. At this time, England was a colonial power, and used its colonies in the Americas and Asia to provide resources such as silk, tobacco, sugar, gold, and cotton, and provided its colonies with finished products such as textiles and metalware.

Detailed explanation-5: -The Industrial Revolution (mid-1700s to mid-1800s) was a time in which profound technological and industrial advances took place, including in textile manufacturing. Richard Arkwright’s Cromford Mill, built in 1771, is considered to be the first modern water-powered cotton mill.