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What we're trade guilds?
Guilds were influential producers' unions that educated craftsmen, retained output control, regulated competition and prices, and limited the introduction of new people into the trade. The monopoly right to manufacture and trade in particular goods was given to them by the rulers.
Guilds were influential producers’ unions that educated craftsmen, retained output control, regulated competition and prices, and limited the introduction of new people into the trade. The monopoly right to manufacture and trade in particular goods was given to them by the rulers.
See lessName some industries where labour demand was seasonal.
In many industries the demand for labour was seasonal. Gasworks and breweries were especially busy through the cold months. Bookbinders and printers, catering to Christmas demand, too needed extra hands before December.
In many industries the demand for labour was seasonal. Gasworks and breweries were especially busy through the cold months. Bookbinders and printers, catering to Christmas demand, too needed extra hands before December.
See lessWhen was spinning jenny devised and by whom?
The spinning jenny is a multi-spindle spinning frame, and was one of the key developments in the industrialisation of textile manufacturing during the early Industrial Revolution. It was invented in 1764–1765 by James Hargreaves in Stan hill, Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire in England.
The spinning jenny is a multi-spindle spinning frame, and was one of the key developments in the industrialisation of textile manufacturing during the early Industrial Revolution. It was invented in 1764–1765 by James Hargreaves in Stan hill, Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire in England.
See lessTo which ports did Surat on the Gujrat coast connect India?
Surat on Gujarat coast connected India to the Gulf and Red Sea Ports
Surat on Gujarat coast connected India to the Gulf and Red Sea Ports
See lessWho were koshtis?
The Koshtis are a group of Maratha and Telugu weavers of cloth made of silk and fine cotton.
The Koshtis are a group of Maratha and Telugu weavers of cloth made of silk and fine cotton.
See lessWhen and where JN tata set up the first iron and steel works in India?
The first steel plant in India was set up in India at Jamshedpur. It was established by Jamsedji Nusserwanji Tata in 1907.
The first steel plant in India was set up in India at Jamshedpur. It was established by Jamsedji Nusserwanji Tata in 1907.
See lessName two materials which were exported to England from India.
India was forced to export, at cheaper rates, raw materials like raw cotton and raw silk that the British industries needed urgently, Plantation products and food grains which were in short supply in Britain.
India was forced to export, at cheaper rates, raw materials like raw cotton and raw silk that the British industries needed urgently, Plantation products and food grains which were in short supply in Britain.
See lessAt which place was the first spinning and weaving mill begin production in 1874 ?
By 1874, production began at the first spinning and weaving mill of Madras.
By 1874, production began at the first spinning and weaving mill of Madras.
See lessHow did the Indian Weavers and merchants resist colonial control?
1.To resist colonial control, some weavers and merchants relocated to other areas, while others rebelled against colonial rule and closed their businesses. 2. The '10-hour movement' was a significant movement in nineteenth-century Britain that wanted a reduction in factory working hours.
1.To resist colonial control, some weavers and merchants relocated to other areas, while others rebelled against colonial rule and closed their businesses.
See less2. The ’10-hour movement’ was a significant movement in nineteenth-century Britain that wanted a reduction in factory working hours.
Name some European Managing Agencies who controlled a large sector of indian industries.
Two European Managing Agencies which controlled a large sector of Indian Industries after the First World War were Bird Heiglers & Co., Andrew Yule, and Jardine Skinner & Co.
Two European Managing Agencies which controlled a large sector of Indian Industries after the First World War were Bird Heiglers & Co., Andrew Yule, and Jardine Skinner & Co.
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