Answer:
C. Industrial espionage brought British technology to the U.S.
Step-by-step explanation:
The first major industrial power was Great Britian. They had many of the first factories (their textile industry boomed). It was during this time when a young man, Samuel Slater, memorized the designs for many factories in Britian. Once he had memorized these designs, he took a steamboat to the U.S. and partnered with the Rhode Island industrialist Moses Brown. By the time of his death, he had built many mills and textile factories.