HISTORY
THE INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION
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Coal fueled engines, factories, and trains
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Coal is found in the ground
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Coal is a natural resource
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Great Britain’s location made it ideal for trading
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Detailed explanation-1: -High wages and cheap energy created a demand for technology that substituted capital and energy for labour. These incentives operated in many industries.
Detailed explanation-2: -Among the most important inventions of the first Industrial Revolution include the steam engine, the spinning jenny, cotton gin, and the telegraph. This was followed by the second Industrial Revolution, which saw the advent of the internal combustion engine, controlled electricity, and the lightbulb.
Detailed explanation-3: -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-4: -Most historians place the origin of the Industrial Revolution in Great Britain in the middle decades of the 18th century. In the British Isles and most of Europe at this time, most social activity took place in small and medium-sized villages. People rarely traveled far beyond their home village.