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Why did the British government enact the Calico Act of 1720?

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Calico Act was enacted in the year 1720. According to this act, the British government enacted a legislation banning the use of printed cotton textiles– chintz – in England. ... Second: exporting textiles to England became increasingly difficult since very high duties were imposed on Indian textiles imported into Britain.