Question

Samuel Slater was a British-born American who designed the first textile mills in the United States. He was known in Britain as "Slater the traitor" because he
A. refused to buy cloth from British manufacturers.
B. brought British industrial secrets to the United States.
OC. protested trade deals between Britain and the United States.
OD. refused to sell cloth he manufactured in Britain.

Answer 1

B. He brought British industrial secrets to the United States — Slater memorized textile machinery designs and built the first successful American textile mills, violating Britain's ban on exporting such technology.