The start of the American Industrial Revolution<span> is often attributed to Samuel Slater who opened the first </span>industrial<span> mill in the United States in 1790 with a design that borrowed heavily from a British model. Slater's pirated technology greatly increased the speed with which cotton thread could be spun into yarn.</span>
Cartier was looking for a Northwest Passage through North America to Asia.
The Gupta Empire was able to become powerful, successful, and wealthy due to great trading.
