Textile mills in America and Europe became more efficient due to advancements in machinery such as the Spinning Jenny and power loom. What resulted from the technology advancements in the textile industry?

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Clay Hamilton

Social Studies

15 July, 18:02

Textile mills in America and Europe became more efficient due to advancements in machinery such as the Spinning Jenny and power loom. What resulted from the technology advancements in the textile industry?

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Jeremiah Little · Answer 1

Answer: Cloth could be made more quickly and many textile workers have had their jobs replaced by machines.

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Women and children never had to work in textile mills.

Cloth could be made more quickly and many textile workers have had their jobs replaced by machines.

More workers are needed to run the looms and make cloth.

Farmers do not need to grow cotton any longer.

Explanation:

James Hargreaves invented the spinning jenny which was powered by hand but produced the work of multiple spinning wheels. In 1785, Edmund Cartwright also got the patent for his power loom. Form the moment these technology advancements took place, in addition to such machines as the Flying Shuttle, the textile industry became more mechanized. Textile workers were replaced by machines but it also had a positive aspect. More fabrics could be made more quickly.