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Why do think the act was called the calico act ?What does the name
tell us about the kind of textiles the act wanted to ban?

Antara Singh · Accepted Answer

The Calico cloth was referred to the cloth made
in Calicut
The Calico Acts were passed in 1690–1721
They came into being mainly because of the threat caused to the
domestic English textile industry from the Indian and Chinese
textile imports
The Calico cloth generally referred to the
printed cotton textiles –
chintz

Why do think the act was called the calico act ?What does the name tell us about the kind of textiles the act wanted to ban?