The advent of the Industrial Revolution in Britain provided a great boost to cotton manufacture, as textiles emerged as Britain's leading export. In 1738, Lewis Paul and John Wyatt, of Birmingham, England, patented the roller spinning machine, as well as the flyer-and-bobbin system for drawing cotton to a more even thickness using two sets of rollers that traveled at different speeds. Later, the invention of the James Hargreaves' spinning jenny in 1764, Richard Arkwright's spinning frame in 1769 and Samuel Crompton's spinning mule in 1775 enabled British spinners to produce cotton yarn at much higher rates. From the late 18th century on, the British city of Manchester acquired the nickname "Cottonopolis" due to the cotton industry's omnipresence within the city, and Manchester's role as the heart of the global cotton trade. COUNT 5
QSN1 What event produced an expansion of the British cotton industry? ANS1 Industrial Revolution QSN2 When was a new spinning machine patented that boosted cotton production? ANS2 1738 QSN3 What device did James Hargreaves invent? ANS3 spinning jenny QSN4 What was Samuel Crompton's invention of 1775? ANS4 spinning mule QSN5 Whic British city was nicknamed "Cottonopolis" because of its cotton production? ANS5 Manchester