They even enacted laws that banned the selling of machinery to foreign markets. Tactics like this let them hold onto their high status while keeping up their thriving society. One important figure in the Industrial Revolution of the United States was Samuel Slater. Originally from England, Slater was the apprentice of Jedediah Strutt who was considered to be a pioneer in the field of textile technology. After his nearly seven-year apprenticeship was over Slater decided to emigrate to the United States. He knew that his keen insight and background would help him secure a prosperous future in America and kept his background a secret from British authorities. By 1793, Slater and his partners had built the first successful textile mill in the United
They even enacted laws that banned the selling of machinery to foreign markets. Tactics like this let them hold onto their high status while keeping up their thriving society. One important figure in the Industrial Revolution of the United States was Samuel Slater. Originally from England, Slater was the apprentice of Jedediah Strutt who was considered to be a pioneer in the field of textile technology. After his nearly seven-year apprenticeship was over Slater decided to emigrate to the United States. He knew that his keen insight and background would help him secure a prosperous future in America and kept his background a secret from British authorities. By 1793, Slater and his partners had built the first successful textile mill in the United