HISTORY
THE INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION
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Question
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Southerners were not educated enough to operate the new technology of the Industrial Revolution
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Poor farming conditions, and ample rivers to power factories encouraged Northerners to build factories
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No one in the South believed that building a factory would lead to economic prosperity
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The Federal government provided incentives to states in the North to build factories, but not the South
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Detailed explanation-1: -It had banks of raw materials from its colonies under the British crown. It had a well developed banking system that encouraged the wealthy to invest in infrastructure and anyone who wanted to run their own business.
Detailed explanation-2: -Historians have identified several causes for the Industrial Revolution, including: the emergence of capitalism, European imperialism, efforts to mine coal, and the effects of the Agricultural Revolution.
Detailed explanation-3: -Whereas many workers had inhabited rural areas under the domestic system, the factory system concentrated workers in cities and towns, because the new factories had to be located near waterpower and transportation (alongside waterways, roads, or railways).
Detailed explanation-4: -European Imperialism. Effects of the Agricultural Revolution. Emergence of capitalism.