Which of the Following Was Responsible for the First Large-Scale

question 6

Multiple Choice

Which of the following was responsible for the first large-scale American factory,which was built in Massachusetts?

• A) Henry Clay,whose sponsorship of a protective tariff made the factory economically viable.
• B) The cutting off of British imports because of the Embargo of 1807 and the War of 1812.
• C) Cyrus McCormick,who built the factory to produce his reaper.
• D) The American victory in the War of 1812,which made the United States economically dominant in the Atlantic world.
• E) Samuel F.B.Morse,who became better known for inventing the telegraph.

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