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Q1. Why was the site for Quarry Bank Mill chosen by Samuel Greg? In the early 1700's, before cotton spinning factories were built cotton and spinning was done in the homes by hand. This system was known as the domestic system (or cottage industry). In the 1750's began the industrial revolution. This was when goods such as raw materials and cotton were no longer produced at home by hand but were mechanised machines were invented that massively speeded up production. These machines were very big and factories were built where cottages and houses were in close contact. At the same time that the industrial revolution was taking place, there was an agricultural revolution. New machines and new farming methods like land enclosure and the production of different crops meant that less farm workers were needed. These workers moved to the houses and attics to look for work in the new factories that...

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