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The Textile Industry In The Mid-1800's

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In the mid-1700s through the mid-1800s, there was a boom in industry and transportation that would forever change the demand for manufactured goods. People started creating ways to make things more efficient. Many like Richard Arkwright, Eli Whitney, and Robert Fulton. The primary beginning to the revolution was the textile industry. Before the Industrial revolution, people had to spin thread which took a lot more time. Several workers were needed just to spin a very small amount. In 1769 a guy by the name of Richard Arkwright invented a large spinning machine known as a water frame, it could produce a lot of cotton threads at the same time. Not only did it lower the cost of cotton cloth it increased the speed of textile production. From
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