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Thanks to the efforts of a number of inventors, the Industrial Revolution began in England’s textile industry. Answer the following question.
7.

The mechanical loom was powered by a horse or a waterwheel. Who invented it?

A.
Richard Arkwright

B.
John Kay

C.
Edmund Cartwright

D.
James Hargreaves

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C. Edmund Cartwright invented the mechanical loom. It could be powered by horse or waterwheel and could produce as much cloth as 15 weavers!
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The correct answer is C. The mechanical loom was invented by Edmund Cartwright.

The first mechanical loom was designed in 1784 by Edmund Cartwright and was built in 1785, after being perfected by William Horrocks. This allowed to made textiles much faster than a human being. In 1850, Cartwright designs were used in more than 250,000 machines in England.

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