American industrialist who developed a mill system that included looms that could both weave thread and spin cloth. He hired young women to live and work in his mill.

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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]

A	Francis Cabot Lowell
B	Andrew Carnegie
C	Either A or B
D	None of the above

Explanation:

Detailed explanation-1: -The American merchant and manufacturer Francis Cabot Lowell (1775-1817) introduced the power loom and the integrated factory system to American cotton textile manufactures.

Detailed explanation-2: -Francis Cabot Lowell realized that for the United States to develop a practical power loom, it would have to borrow British technology. While visiting English textile mills, he memorized the workings of their power looms.

Detailed explanation-3: -Lowell improved upon the British version of the power loom and created the first fast and dependable loom in the United States. He also combined the processes of weaving and spinning and created the first integrated factory system where the entire process of spinning and weaving cotton into cloth was done in one place.

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