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English Lawmakers feeling threatened by East India Fabrics attempt to restrict their importation the use of Cheaper Cotton Fabrics.
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An attempt to work cotton into workable fabric is recorded.
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James Hargreaves Invents the Spinning Jenny. A device that aids in weaving cotton fabric.
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Samuel Crompton refines the invention of several fabric weaving devices into the Spinning Mule.
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The Birth of American Industrialization and the Rise of Americans Slave Trade.
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Samuel Slater brings the secrets of the British Fabric Mills to American. Demand for Cotton increases.
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Eli Whitney patents the cotton gin. Revolutionizing not only the fabric industry but changes the cotton industry for the world.