Arguably the most important role textiles played in the Industrial Revolution were that they were one of the main items churned out in the factories, since they lent themselves to this type of production and were in high demand.
Galileo confirmed copernicus' theories on the universe with noting that the Earth did indeed revolve around the Sun and not the other way around as was thought at the time. With this he opposed the church dogma at the time.
The colonies because they were mad at England