Because of the expansion of __________ the demand for iron and steel increase rapidly.
Steam Engine
Ship Industry
Cotton Industry
Railways
D.
Railways
Women workers in Britain attacked the Spinning Jenny.
In the seventeenth century, merchants from towns in Europe began employing peasants and artisans within the villages.
The port of Surat declined by the end of the eighteenth century.
The East India Company appointed gomasthas to supervise weavers in India
Write true or false against each statement:
Explain what is meant by proto-industrialisation.
Why did some industrialists in nineteenth century Europe prefer hand labour over machines?
How did the East India Company procure regular supplies of cotton and silk textiles from Indian weavers?
Imagine that you have been asked to write an article for an encyclopaedia on Britain and the history of cotton. Write your piece using information from the entire chapter.
Why did industrial production in India increase during the First World War?
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