WESTWARD EXPANSION INDUSTRIALIZATION URBANIZATION 1870 1900
ROBBER BARONS
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it gave factories the power to be more productive by running their operations continuously
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it increased the demand for rural lands to farm
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it eliminated human labor
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stopped farming practices in cities
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Detailed explanation-1: -The most common fuels are coal, natural gas, and uranium (nuclear power). A substantially used primary energy flow for electricity generation is hydroelectricity (water). Other flows that are used to generate electricity include wind, solar, geothermal and tidal.
Detailed explanation-2: -From 1750, coal was used to power tools and machines and, in 1769, James Watt patented the world’s first coal-powered steam engine. It was thanks to this machine that steam engines became more powerful and efficient – this made them perfect for use in factories and mills, as rates of production could increase.
Detailed explanation-3: -Electricity allowed factories to stay open through night-time hours, facilitated more rapid communication via the electric telegraph, and resulted in the expansion of demand for fossil fuels to power factories, streetlights, and homes.
Detailed explanation-4: -The Industrial Revolution kick-started our use of human-generated electricity. Most people credit Benjamin Franklin with ‘discovering’ electricity in 1752, which he did by realizing that the sparks emitted from lightning strikes could generate power.