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   Why did the wool and silk producers in England protest against the import of Indian textiles in the early eighteenth century?           

Answer:

(i) By the early 18th century, the wool and silk makers in England were worried by the popularity of Indian textiles in England markets. They began protesting the import of Indian cotton textiles.

(ii) During this period, the textiles industries in England had just begun to develop the Calico, which was an imitation of Indian style.

(iii) Now, cloth producers in England were in a situation to compete with Indian textiles and thus wanted to seize a secure market in England by preventing the entry of Indian textile.

So in 1720, the British government enacted the Calico Act that banned the use of printed cotton textiles ? chintz ? in England.