How did cotton transform the textile industry?
A) Cotton provided a more secure source of raw material for textiles than wool or flax, since it was less susceptible to yearly changes in weather or environment.
B) Cotton was far less expensive than wool or flax, permitting a significant decrease in the cost of new textiles.
C) Cotton could be spun mechanically with much greater efficiency than wool or flax, helping to solve the shortage of thread for textile production.
D) Cotton could be produced in far greater quantity than flax or wool because it could be grown in many of the British colonies.
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