Question
An advanced production process in this industry was invented by Jedediah Strutt. Workers in this industry put out a publication called the “Offering” and organized under the labor leader Sarah Bagley. Richard Arkwright designed a device for this industry that Samuel Slater later brought to the United States. This industry used devices like water frames in a system that employed “mill girls” and was based in Massachusetts towns like Lowell. This industry’s productivity was increased by running its raw materials through an Eli Whitney-created “gin” that helped remove unnecessary seeds. For 10 points, what industry used tools like power looms to weave together fibers? ■END■
ANSWER: textile industry [accept clothes industry or clothing industry or garment industry or hosiery industry or clothmaking industry or fabric industry or cotton processing industry or cotton mills or cotton spinning or yarn making or thread making or stocking making; prompt on cotton industry or cotton gin or mills before “mill girls”]
<History - American History>
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Buzzes
| Player | Team | Opponent | Buzz Position | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Rotko (UG) | Swarthmore B | Princeton | 46 | 10 |
| Geoffrey Wu (UG) | Columbia A | Columbia B | 69 | -5 |
| Patrick Torre (DII) | Maryland | Swarthmore A | 69 | 10 |
| Daniel Shannon (DII) | University of Delaware A | Rowan | 69 | 10 |
| Nat Ku | NYU B | University of Delaware B | 71 | 10 |
| Mihir Shetty (UG) | Columbia B | Columbia A | 104 | 10 |