Samuel Slater

question 13

Multiple Choice

Samuel Slater

• A) developed stone-crushing technology useful for road building.
• B) established America's first factory.
• C) invented the cotton gin.
• D) established the Erie Canal.
• E) was a steamboat innovator.

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