HISTORY
THE INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION
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Question
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Manufacturing costs increased.
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A skilled workforce was needed.
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Artisan guilds became more powerful.
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A reliable energy source became available.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Production efficiency improved during the Industrial Revolution with inventions such as the steam engine. The steam engine dramatically reduced the time it took to manufacture products.
Detailed explanation-2: -The major source of energy for steam engines during the Industrial Revolution was wood. The dominant industrial power in the nineteenth century was Great Britain. Wood became the main energy source during the Industrial Revolution due to overuse and depletion of coal reserves.
Detailed explanation-3: -People were now able to travel greater distances because they could not only travel on land via the railroad but on water via steamboats. Until the steam engine was created there was only a few ways people could get around either by land or by boat. The railroad system revolutionized transportation.