_____________ built the first successful cotton-spinning mill in the United States.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
Answer: Samuel Slater
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A. Harris Teeter. B. Seven-Eleven. C. Food Lion. D. A&P. E. Piggly Wiggly.