At the time of the American War of Independence (1776-1783) and for several decades after it, Great Britain dominated the global production of cotton textiles. In fact, Britain became so dominant in textile manufacturing and trading that Manchester, its industrial capital, was nicknamed "Cottonopolis." By contrast, American manufacturing of export-oriented or even tradable-quality cotton textiles was practically nonexistent. This position of relative American backwardness changed with the influence of two prominent individuals: Samuel Slater (1768-1835) and Francis Cabot Lowell (1775-1817). Slater, a skilled British textile machinery engineer, helped to develop the country's first cotton spinning mill. Lowell, a member of a prominent New England mercantile family, established the first integrated cotton spinning and weaving facility in what became the city of Lowell, Massachusetts. Together Slater and Lowell brought the sophistication of British industrial revolution technology and introduced innovative methods of factory production to the United States.
Comment on Slater and Lowell’s efforts to bring in the innovative methods of factory production to the United States.
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1. At the time of the American War of Independence (1776-1783)
and for several decades after it, Great Britain dominated the
global production of cotton textiles. In fact, Britain became so
dominant in textile manufacturing and trading that Manchester,
its industrial capital, was nicknamed "Cottonopolis." By
contrast, American manufacturing of export-oriented or even
tradable-quality cotton textiles was practically nonexistent. This
position of relative American backwardness changed with the
influence of two prominent individuals: Samuel Slater (1768-
1835) and Francis Cabot Lowell (1775-1817). Slater, a skilled
British textile machinery engineer, helped to develop the
country's first cotton spinning mill. Lowell, a member of a
prominent New England mercantile family, established the first
integrated cotton spinning and weaving facility in what became
the city of Lowell, Massachusetts. Together Slater and Lowell
brought the sophistication of British industrial revolution
technology and introduced innovative methods of factory
production to the United States.
Comment on Slater and Lowell’s efforts to bring in the
innovative methods of factory production to the United States.
