Which innovation revolutionized the textile industry?

Inventions in the Textile Industry. 1733 - Flying shuttle invented by John Kay - an improvement to looms that enabled weavers to weave faster. 1742 - Cotton mills were first opened in England. 1764 - Spinning jenny invented by James Hargreaves - the first machine to improve upon the spinning wheel.

The sewing machine or the spinning jenny

2) To avoid war with Britain

Explanation:

He hoped to avoid war with Britain. At the same time, Jefferson saw it as a way to keep ships as military resources out of harm's way, buy time for the preservation, and signify (after the Chesapeake event) that the U.S. recognized that a war was in the future.