Transatlantic Cotton Trade (1700–1865)

1. Parliament passes first Calico Act restrictions

   Apr 11, 1700Labels: Calico Act, England Parliament

   • Calico Acts

2. Second Calico Act bans most calico use

   Mar 23, 1721Labels: Calico Act, England Parliament

   • Calico Acts
   • GB Acts 1720

3. Arkwright patents the water frame

   Jan 1, 1769Labels: Richard Arkwright, Water frame

   • Britannica

4. Treaty of Paris recognizes U.S. independence

   Sep 3, 1783Labels: Treaty of, United States

   • Nat Archives
   • HISTORY

5. First U.S. water-powered cotton spinning begins

   Dec 20, 1790Labels: Samuel Slater, Pawtucket Mill

   • NPS Slater Mill

6. Whitney receives cotton gin patent

   Mar 14, 1794Labels: Eli Whitney, Cotton gin

   • Nat Archives
   • Founders Archives

7. U.S. bans outfitting slave-trade vessels

   Mar 22, 1794Labels: Slave Trade, U S

   • Slave Trade Act

8. U.S. ends legal transatlantic slave importation

   Jan 1, 1808Labels: Act Prohibiting, United States

   • Congress gov
   • CBP History

9. Tariff of 1816 protects U.S. manufactures

   Apr 27, 1816Labels: Tariff of, U S

   • Tariff 1816

10. U.S. cotton dominates Britain’s prewar imports

    Jan 1, 1860Labels: U S, Britain Imports

    • Richmond Fed

11. Lincoln proclaims blockade of Southern ports

    Apr 19, 1861Labels: Lincoln Blockade, Union Navy

    • State Historian
    • AP News

12. Lancashire Cotton Famine hits British textile districts

    Oct 1, 1861Labels: Lancashire Cotton, British mills

    • Cotton Famine

13. Thirteenth Amendment ratified, ending U.S. slavery

    Dec 6, 1865Labels: Thirteenth Amendment, United States

    • Nat Archives