The contribution of ________ led to the birth of the factory system in the United States.

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Samuel Slater is credited with bringing British textile technology to the United States and establishing the first textile factory in the country in 1790, thus leading to the birth of the factory system. Eli Whitney is also an important figure in American manufacturing history for his invention of the cotton gin, but he did not directly contribute to the factory system. Benjamin Reed, Robert Lowell, and James Stubblefield are not well-known figures in American industrial history.

The Contribution of ________ Led to the Birth of the Factory