WORLD HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -The coal, iron and steel industries mutually stimulated each other during the revolution. There was an obvious need for coal to power steam engines, but these engines also allowed for deeper mines and greater coal production, making the fuel cheaper and steam cheaper, thus producing more demand for coal.

Detailed explanation-2: -What effect did the steam engine have on the coal and iron industry? It increased the need for coal and provided a by-product called “Coke” for refining and purifying iron. What was the “Rocket"? The first steam powered locomotive which could pull 10 tons of iron ore and 70 people at 5 mph.

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 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.

Detailed explanation-5: -Railroads became a major industry, stimulating other heavy industries such as iron and steel production. These advances in travel and transport helped drive settlement in the western regions of North America and were integral to the nation’s industrialization.