Edexcel Paper 3 A-level History notes which summarise the chapter of Greg from the textbook. The table is condensed quickfire notes highlighting statistics and is most useful for triggering key information from the book for the exam.
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Benefits of Styal to Manchester exportation liverpool large dock Had assets of £27,000 to start up
and Liverpool manchester centre of commerce with
growing population
Close to Styal reliable power
River Bolin supply Arkwrights water frame Useful
utilised
Supply of materials close costs Mill cost £3,000 in total built
Quarry and styal of transport cheap cheap price of 1784 not large investment 150
site £50 operatives
Came from bourbon West Indies
Imported easily from liverpool
greg and cotton best for thicker threads raw
docks canal to QBM site
cotton from Brazil
French Revolution, britain war
Disruption of markets in europe
of the first coalition
Led to decline in cloth exports
1806-1814 napoleons ambargo in Europe new international
on british goods ban not effetve markets in South America nad
Napoleons continental system
affected markets for British India demand for yarn increased
goods price of cotton rose wartime prices incresasing
profits for mill owners
Greg in 1790 turned to atlantic Contacts new us trade well 59%
trade wide range of contacts in of stock shipped Atlantic
Results of the French wars
phildelphia brother in law Lyle american market accounted for
became his partner 8.2m of britains textile trade
Exports to South America for
yarn increased growth Slow pace only after 1807 due
French wars and yarn
compensated for difficulty of to acts
trade in Europe
Spinning 1804 Greg’s profits 18% of Easier to manage than atlantic
turnover From traditions to trade supplied other merchants
spinning to export increased need for
Greg 1
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