WESTWARD EXPANSION INDUSTRIALIZATION URBANIZATION 1870 1900
SECOND INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION
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To build machines and make steel.
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To replace wood as a source of fuel.
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To power the earliest machines.
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -In fact, it was water, not steam, power that was the driving force behind the earliest stages of industrialization in Britain. Water-powered reciprocating devices operated trip hammers and blast furnace bellows in the iron industry-crucial to early industrialization.
Detailed explanation-2: -People found an extra source of energy with an incredible capacity for work. That source was fossil fuels-coal, oil, and natural gas, though coal led the way-formed underground from the remains of plants and animals from much earlier geologic times.
Detailed explanation-3: -Water power was an important source of energy during the Industrial Revolution. It was used in both factories and mills to turn large machines. An example of this can be seen at Slater’s Mill in Rhode Island.
Detailed explanation-4: -The mining and distribution of coal set in motion some of the dynamics that led to Britain’s industrialization. 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.