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The factory system developed in the late eighteenth century, chiefly due to the advances being made in the textile industry. With inventions such as the flying shuttle, the spinning jenny, and many others, the making of cloth became much faster, and could be done on a much wider scale .
The cotton gin was an early invention of the industrial revolution. A slave could then separate the oily seeds from the cotton fiber and bag it quickly. Eli Whitney received his patent in 1793. The US Patent office failed to notice that similar machines had been used in India and China for over 1,000 years.uring the beginning of the industrial revolution everybody in the world wanted cheap cotton for its comfort, durability and fashion. Cotton mill towns and cities sprung up employing thousands of workers. Towns, cities and countries grew and developed thanks to King Cotton.