Question

Which of the following people revolutionized American manufacturing by establishing the first textile mill where spinning and weaving occurred in one place?

Answer 1

Francis Cabot Lowell (study island)

Answer 2

Francis Cabot Lowell revolutionized American manufacturing by establishing the first textile mill where spinning and weaving occurred in one place.

Francis Cabot Lowell was an American businessman for whom the city of Lowell, Massachusetts, is named. He was instrumental in bringing the Industrial Revolution to the United States.

From 1798 to 1808 Lowell was engaged in overseas trade, importing silks and tea from China and hand-spun and hand-woven cotton textiles from India. In 1802,