Author Question: The first part of textile production to be mechanized was a. weaving. b. harvesting cotton. c. ... (Read 66 times)

piesebel · **on:** Jul 4, 2018

The first part of textile production to be mechanized was

a. weaving.
b. harvesting cotton.
c. spinning.
d. growing cotton.
e. mechanized sheep shearing.

Question 2

For whom was the Industrial Revolution's appetite for cotton a cure, rather than a blessing?

a. Textile workers in English mills
b. Peasants in India raising cotton for the global market
c. English families being paid starvation wages for working in the putting-out system
d. Slaves in North America and workers in India
e. Labor workers in Indian textile mills