How Did English-Trained Apprentice Samuel Slater Contribute to the Beginnings

question 28

Multiple Choice

How did English-trained apprentice Samuel Slater contribute to the beginnings of American industrialization when he immigrated to America in 1789?

• A) Slater memorized British industrial technology designs, which he then duplicated in America.
• B) Slater invented the power loom, which made spinning cotton more efficient.
• C) Slater adopted the British plan of creating a town that incorporated both factories and housing for its workers.
• D) Slater developed the idea that hiring young women from farms would be more beneficial and efficient than hiring immigrant labor.

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