HISTORY
THE INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION
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Question
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Which innovation allowed factories to be built anywhere?
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flying shuttle
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spinning jenny
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cotton gin
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steam engine
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -The technology took off in the late 1700s when Scottish inventor James Watt built his first Watt steam engine. At this point, the industrial revolution accelerated. With the steam engine, factories could suddenly be built anywhere, not just near sources of power like water.
Detailed explanation-2: -What Were the Most Important Inventions of the Industrial Revolution? Among the most important inventions of the first Industrial Revolution include the steam engine, the spinning jenny, cotton gin, and the telegraph.
Detailed explanation-3: -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.
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