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Richard Arkwright and the factory system
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Richard Arkwright was an important figure in the Industrial Revolution. He improved the way raw cotton was prepared and spun, and he organised workers and machines efficiently in large factories, becoming a model for the modern factory system.
Memory tip: Arkwright = the efficient cotton-spinning factory pioneer of the Industrial Revolution.
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Richard Arkwright is remembered for his role in developing what?
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