Question

pirates of the industrial revolution creating connections social studies: world history iii alexander hamilton is a united states revolutionary legend who had all kinds of ideas to help get the united states off to a strong start. one of those ideas, by current standards, was somewhat questionable. but the dubious deeds it prompted transformed the u.s. into an industrial superpower. as u.s. treasury secretary from 1789 to 1795, hamilton thought a robust manufacturing base was essential for the new nation to survive, and he wanted the u.s. to increase its pace of manufacturing fast, because britain’s advanced machinery was already way ahead of the global competition. one idea was to industrialize by starting from scratch with original inventions, but according to historians, hamilton thought that would take too long. instead, he favored looting technology from the competition as the way to go. hamilton took advantage of the fact that the constitution gave the federal government the ability to grant copyrights and patents. hamilton dangled copyrights and patents, along with cash, as bait to lure anyone with technological information that would benefit the u.s.—no matter where that information came from or how it was obtained. this allowed for intellectual property piracy—the stealing of ideas. the british were savvy to the tech piracy plot, though. after all, the u.s. wasn’t the first or the only country willing to cheat a little to gain an edge. to protect its powerhouse industrial status, britain made it illegal to export textile machinery and banned its factory workers from immigrating abroad. smuggling industrial equipment could cost someone as much as 500 pounds about 55,000 american dollars in today’s money—in fines from the british. question 7 7 / 8 according to the article, which of these is an accurate comparison between samuel slater and francis cabot lowell? a. slater and lowell both stole secrets from britain, but slater took his family along on his mission and lowell charmed his way into touring britain’s best mills. b. slater and lowell both stole secrets from britain, but slater was a british mill manager and lowell was a u.s. merchant. c. slater and lowell both stole secrets from britain, but slater was a u.s. merchant and lowell was a british mill manager. d. slater and lowell both stole secrets from britain, but slater charmed his way into touring britain’s best mills and lowell took his family along on his mission.

Explanation:

To solve this, we analyze each option by recalling details about Samuel Slater and Francis Cabot Lowell:

• Option A: Slater did not take his family, and Lowell didn't charm his way (incorrect).
• Option B: Slater was a British mill manager who stole mill - related secrets, and Lowell was a U.S. merchant who also obtained British textile - related secrets (matches known historical details).
• Option C: Their roles are reversed here (incorrect).
• Option D: Their actions (taking family, charming for tour) are reversed (incorrect).

Answer:

B. Slater and Lowell both stole secrets from Britain, but Slater was a British mill manager and Lowell was a U.S. merchant.