Question

In one to two sentences, explain how Francis Cabot Lowell was able to open his own textile mill.(2 points)

Answer 1

Francis Cabot Lowell secretly toured British textile mills and memorized the designs of their power looms (since exporting the technology was illegal), then returned to Massachusetts, partnered with inventor Paul Moody and investors (the Boston Associates), reproduced and improved the machinery, and opened the integrated Waltham textile mill combining spinning and weaving under one roof.