HISTORY
THE INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION
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[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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flying shuttle
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steam engine
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spinning jenny
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cotton gin
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Detailed explanation-1: -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? One of the first steam engines was invented by Thomas Savery in 1698.
Detailed explanation-2: -In 1802 William Symington built the “first practical steamboat", and in 1807 Robert Fulton used the Watt steam engine to power the first commercially successful steamboat.
Detailed explanation-3: -The main characteristic of the factory system is the use of machinery, originally powered by water or steam and later by electricity. The factory system began widespread when cotton spinning was mechanized. Raw cotton would be brought to the factory and spun, bleached, dyed, and woven into finished cloth.
Detailed explanation-4: -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.