Question

Why did the wool and silk producers in England protest against the import of Indian textiles

in the early eighteenth century?

Answer 1

By the early eighteenth century, worried by the popularity of Indian textiles, the wool and silk

makers in England began protesting against the import of Indian cotton textiles. At this time,

the textile industries had just begun to develop in England. Unable to compete with Indian

textiles, English producers wanted a secure market within the country by preventing the entry

of Indian textiles.