Question

week 15
what do samuel slater, eli whitney, and francis cabot lowell have in common?
○ their writings helped spread the ideas of the second great awakening.
○ their innovations contributed to the start of the industrial revolution in the united states.
○ their speeches encouraged people to support the abolitionist movement.
○ their inventions made it possible to build the erie canal.

Explanation:

Samuel Slater (built first US textile mill), Eli Whitney (invented cotton gin, interchangeable parts), and Francis Cabot Lowell (developed textile manufacturing system) were key figures in the early US Industrial Revolution. Their innovations (not writings, speeches, or Erie Canal - related) drove industrialization. The Second Great Awakening was religious, Abolitionist focused on ending slavery, and Erie Canal construction was about engineering/transport, not their inventions. So their innovations contributed to the US Industrial Revolution start.

Answer:

B. Their innovations contributed to the start of the Industrial Revolution in the United States.