Which of the Following Statements Is True of the Textile

question 24

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements is true of the textile plant established in Waltham, Massachusetts, in 1813?

• A) It brought together the mechanized processes of spinning yarn and weaving cloth under one roof.
• B) It refused to pay wages to its workers.
• C) The state government owned it and the British destroyed it in the War of 1812.
• D) It predominantly employed enslaved Africans.
• E) It manufactured thread, which it then sold to artisan weavers who worked at home.

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