Answer: meaow
Explanation:
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<em>Slater Designed the first textile factories in the United States, was the first entrepreneur to build a textile mill powered by water on American soil.</em>
I think that in delaying in mentioning the American colonies, Jefferson reveals his reluctance/lack of confidence in them and their fight for independence.
(*I didn't really know the context(I assume Thomas Jefferson), but just from a general character/human personality perspective, I believe this applies*).
Hope this helps! :)
