Answering the question, the great showplace for early american industrialization was Lowell, Massachusetts.
The Embargo act of 1807 that blocked importation from Britain compelled the Americans to embark on massive production of local goods and by 1810, the US has constructed over 60 cotton -yarn mills.
When the War between the United States and Britain started in 1812, the British Ships blocked Massachusetts completely from accessing the sea and this forced the state to look inward and find an alternative way to make money and boost its economy.
The blockaded of the Massachusetts coast was a blessing in disguise because it expedited the process of industrialization in Massachusetts, the textile industry was transformed: became an industry with large scale factory system and also played a significant role in the Industrialization of the United State.
The industrial revolution was made possible by Francis Cabot Lowell, an American merchant. The first integrated cotton spinning was constructed in Massachusetts by Francis Cabot Lowell.
Also, during the industrial revolution, a general hospital was constructed in Massachusetts and it was one of the three general hospitals in the United States at that period.
Also, most of the historic big hotels in the United State where constructed in Massachusetts during the industrial revolution.
In 1826, the first railway station was also constructed in Massachusetts and the state also witnessed many notable inventions
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