HISTORY
THE INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION
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He was the first person to identify the laws of supply and demand.
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His efforts at reform led to the abolition of child labor in Britain.
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He was the first to explain the workings of the free enterprise system.
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His work on the steam engine allowed steam to power factory machinery.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Which statement best describes a significant contribution of James Watt? He was the first person to identify the laws of supply and demand.
Detailed explanation-2: -Although Watt invented and improved a number of industrial technologies, he is best remembered for his improvements to the steam engine. Watt’s steam engine design incorporated two of his own inventions: the separate condenser (1765) and the parallel motion (1784).
Detailed explanation-3: -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-4: -The steam engine resulted in the creation of semi-automated factories, and it increased goods production in places where water power was not available. In the 1800s, once coal-fired steam engines had been adapted for use with railways and ships, the international trade of goods and resources expanded tremendously.