alleryThe cotton mill was created by:
ARowland Ashfield
BRichard Arkwright
CReginald Ashworth
DRoland Aylesbury
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. Richard Arkwright
1. Eighteenth century inventions improved carding, spinning and rolling.
2. Richard Arkwright then created the cotton mill.
3. Costly machines could be bought and maintained under one roof.
_Source: syllabus Social Science, 'India and the Contemporary World II', Ch 4 'The Age of Industrialisation'_
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