Question

Why is the act called the calico act? What does the name tell us about the kind of textiles the Act wanted to ban?

Answer 1

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


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Answer 2

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✔When Portuguese first came to India in search of spices, they landed in cabinet on the Kerala coast in Southwest India.

✔The Cotton Textiles which state to plan to Europe along with spices came to be called as calico and subsequently calico became the general name of all cotton textiles.

✔By the early 18th century, worried by the popularity of Indian textiles, wool and silk makers in England begin protesting against the import of Indian cotton textiles.

✔In 1720, British government enacted legislation banning the use of printed cotton textiles - chintz - in England interestingly. This act was known as calico act.