WORLD HISTORY

HISTORY

THE INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What 2 inventions allowed factories to be built anywhere, not just near rivers?
A
Steam Engine and Coal
B
Jet Fuel and Iron
C
Flying Shuttle and Spinning Jenny
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The Steam Engine This invention allowed factories and mills to be built.

Detailed explanation-2: -The steam engine turned the wheels of mechanized factory production. Its emergence freed manufacturers from the need to locate their factories on or near sources of water power. Large enterprises began to concentrate in rapidly growing industrial cities.

Detailed explanation-3: -The introduction of steam engines improved productivity and technology, and allowed the creation of smaller and better engines. After Richard Trevithick’s development of the high-pressure engine, transport applications became possible, and steam engines found their way to boats, railways, farms and road vehicles.

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