The cotton revolution - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

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Which of the following helped make Great Britain the starting place for the Industrial Revolution? ~~> improved transportation Enclosure movement laws caused ~~> many peasants to move to towns. Why were Britain's entrepreneurs successful in starting businesses, and thus the Industrial Revolution? ~~> Entrepreneurs had money to invest in new businesses. One of the first important products for Britain's manufacturers was ~~> cotton cloth. How did the steam engine change t...

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Which of the following helped make Great Britain the starting place for the Industrial Revolution? A. improved transportation B.more open farmland C.fewer peasant farmers D.smaller crops ~~> improved transportation Enclosure movement laws caused A.inventors to create the steam engine. 2 | P a g e | © copyright 2024/2025 | Grade A+ Master01 | September, 2024/2025 | Latest update B.entrepreneurs to sell their land. C.many peasants to move to towns. D.farm animals to starve. ~~&...

Calico Ans- •referred to a particular kind of heavy cotton fabric, usually printed or painted with distinctive designs. Calicos also included printed and painted silks. •frustrated British's silk manufacturing because calico was also a substitute commodity to Asian silk •Important in Woodruff Smith's arguments about the beginnings of the industrial revolution Calico Acts Ans- •Laws meant to limit the importation of calico •Successful at limiting calico's import, but not ...

Global Sourcing Exam 1 PASSED Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers industrial revolution - Correct Answer- began in the United kingdom and spread throughout western spread to the rest of the world fueled by advances in technology earliest invention was a mechanism to spin cotton fibers