The first factories in america produced
a. textiles
b. gunpowder
c. shoes
d. iron tools

The first factories in America produced textiles. The correct answer is A. Cotton was sent from the South (the same cotton slaves were made to pick) and to the North, where it would be processed into cloth, and later used for clothing. So, even back then, the first factories were used for clothing and other textile, and not the other options that you have.