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.
C.
protested trade deals between Britain and the United States.
D.
refused to sell cloth he manufactured in Britain.

Answer 1

B. He brought British industrial secrets to the United States.

Slater memorized the designs of British textile machinery (illegally copying Arkwright’s technology) and reproduced them in the U.S., earning him the nickname "Slater the traitor."