Question

Why do you think the
Act was called the
Calico Act? What does
the name tell us about
the kind of textiles the
Act wanted to ban?​

Answer 1

Answer:

Explanation:

1 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.