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     • Samuel Slater (born June 9, 1768, Belper, Derbyshire, England—died April 21, 1835, Webster, Massachusetts, U.S.) was an English American businessman and founder of the American cotton- textile industry.
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   Who was Samuel Slater?

   • Samuel Slater (June 9, 1768 – April 21, 1835) was an early English-American industrialist known as the "Father of the American Industrial Revolution ", a phrase coined by Andrew Jackson, and the "Father of the American Factory System".

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   Why did Samuel Slater come to America?

   • With technical know-how and entrepreneurial spirit, Samuel Slater helped build early American industry–becoming rich and famous along the way. Slater bailed on the English and came to America in 1789, sailing on a ship to New York in response to the bounties offered by the American government for workers who knew how to manufacture cotton.

   How Industrial Espionage Started America’s Cotton Revolution

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   Was Samuel Slater the father of the American factory system?

   • While such child labor is anathema today, American children were traditionally put to work around the farm as soon as they could walk and Slater's family system proved popular. This industrial spy became the father of the American factory system. Samuel Slater has been called the "father of the American factory system."

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   Why was Sam the Slate called Slater the traitor?

   • In the United Kingdom, he was called "Slater the Traitor" [ 1] and "Sam the Slate" because he brought British textile technology to the United States, modifying it for American use. He memorized the textile factory machinery designs as an apprentice to a pioneer in the British industry before migrating to the U.S. at the age of 21.

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   When did Samuel Slater split from Almy & Brown?

   • In 1798, Samuel Slater split from Almy and Brown, forming Samuel Slater & Company in partnership with his father-in-law Oziel Wilkinson. They developed other mills in Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Rhode Island. [ 11] In 1799, he was joined by his brother John Slater from England.

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   When did Samuel Slater start a mill?

   • The mill, called the Old Slater Mill, went into operation in July 1793. Dissension within the partnership over management of the mill convinced Slater to build his own mill. Still maintaining his interests in Almy, Brown, and Slater, he organized a new firm, Samuel Slater and Company, in 1798.

   Belper Research Website: Samuel Slater the Industrialist

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   Samuel Slater (June 9, 1768 – April 21, 1835) was an early English-American industrialist known as the "Father of the American Industrial Revolution", a phrase coined by Andrew Jackson, and the "Father of the American Factory System".

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   Samuel Slater (1768-1835), after an apprenticeship by the Arkwrights and Strutts, built the world's first successful water-powered cotton mill in Pawtucket in 1790, and Pawtucket was home to a thriving textile industry for the next 150 years.

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   English Factory Worker. Samuel Slater has been called the "father of the American factory system." He was born in Derbyshire, England on June 9, 1768. The son of a yeoman farmer, Slater went...

6. www.thoughtco.com › the-textile-revolution-1992454Samuel Slater and the Textile Revolution - ThoughtCo

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   Oct 5, 2019 · Samuel Slater is an American inventor who was born on June 9, 1768. He built several successful cotton mills in New England and established the town of Slatersville, Rhode Island. His accomplishments have led many to consider him to be the "Father of American Industry" and the "Founder of the American Industrial Revolution."

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   Dec 20, 2017 · With technical know-how and entrepreneurial spirit, Samuel Slater helped build early American industry–becoming rich and famous along the way. Slater bailed on the English and came to America...

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   Slater is known as the “Father of the American Industrial Revolution.” His first mill, Slater Mill, in Pawtucket remains an important historic site that tells the story of the birth of the American Industrial Revolution. This event changed the United States forever, and still affects us today.