Which of the following people was most directly responsible for bringing

industrialism to the united states?

(a) benjamin franklin

(b) samuel slater

(c) eli whitney

(d) th omas edison

(e) henry ford

It was "Samuel Slater" who was most directly responsible for bringing
industrialism to the United States, since he brought with him the most essential technology regarding textile manufacturing. This move led to the British calling him "Slater the Traitor". 

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