Between 1800 and 1820, the American textile industry experienced all of the following developments except
A) it expanded tremendously both before and after the war
B) it produced no significant inventions or technological advances of its own
C) it saw the opening of the first American mill to combine spinning and weaving under one roof
D) it suffered from the British dumping underpriced goods on the American market
Answer: B) it produced no significant inventions or technological advances of its own
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