Samuel Slater built the first working textile mill in the United States, earning the name Father of American Manufactures.
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Eli Whitney Shoves America Into The Industrial Revolution
Eli Whitney invented the cotton gin, which helped push the United States into the Industrial Revolution.
Paul Revere - More Than A Midnight Rider
Although Revere was an important instigator in the early days of the American Revolution, his real contribution to the Founding of the United States was due to an involvement in the onset of the Industrial Revolution.