WORLD HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -The steam engine was one of the most important inventions of the Industrial Revolution. Steam engines were used in all sorts of applications including factories, mines, locomotives, and steamboats.

Detailed explanation-2: -Horses still provided the “horsepower” for cargo until the steam-powered locomotive came into play in the early 1800s.

Detailed explanation-3: -Initiated by the growing need for raw materials, the development of steam power set off a chain reaction. In order to pump pit water out of mines, steam engines were built near mining sites. Because these steam engines were powered by coal, coal mining became profitable-a mutually beneficial system.

Detailed explanation-4: -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-5: -Similar to the steam boat, the steam train increased the ability of industrialized nations to transport people and goods long distances. This allowed industrialized nations, such as Britain, to move goods to market and to transport raw materials into factories.