How Did Samuel Slater Transform American Economic Life

question 35

Multiple Choice

How did Samuel Slater transform American economic life?

• A) He introduced the assembly line system to factories.
• B) He proposed the use of immigrants as a labor supply.
• C) He integrated the steam engine with the factory production process.
• D) He helped design and built the country's first cotton mill.
• E) He organized the first joint-stock company in American history.

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