The "Father of the Factory System" in the United States was

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Samuel Slater is known as the "Father of the Factory System" in the United States. He brought British textile technology to the United States and opened the first textile mill in Rhode Island in 1790, which was the start of the factory system in America. Robert Fulton was an inventor who developed the steamboat, Samuel F. B. Morse invented the telegraph, Eli Whitney invented the cotton gin, and Thomas Edison is known for inventing the light bulb and phonograph. However, none of them are credited with being the "Father of the Factory System" in the United States.