USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -The technology took off in the late 1700s when Scottish inventor James Watt built his first Watt steam engine. At this point, the industrial revolution accelerated. With the steam engine, factories could suddenly be built anywhere, not just near sources of power like water.

Detailed explanation-2: -Steam power allowed for factories to be located anywhere. It also provided reliable power and could be used to power large machines. Who invented the steam engine?

Detailed explanation-3: -The coal-fired steam engine was in many respects the decisive technology of the Industrial Revolution. Steam power was first applied to pump water out of coal mines.

Detailed explanation-4: -The steam engine was one of the most important technologies of the Industrial Revolution. It was a simple device that used boiling water to create mechanical motion to be utilized in useful work.

Detailed explanation-5: -A social structure allowed and even encouraged people of different classes to work together, especially artisans, who worked with their hands, working with financiers, provided capital. As factories grew, the cottage industry died out and the factories were built in cities, especially near waterways.