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Question
Answer the following question in one or two words/ sentences:
Why was raw cotton from the southern states in America sent to Lancashire in England?
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Solution
Cotton was shipped to the cotton mills in Lancashire in England, where the Industrial Revolution had created a huge demand for raw material.
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