What was the spinning jenny?
The spinning jenny, invented by James Hargreaves in the 1760s, let one worker spin multiple threads at once and helped launch the textile factory boom.
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When did child labor laws begin in Britain?
Britain's Factory Act of 1833 was one of the first laws to limit child labor, banning children under nine from working in textile mills.