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This country was the birthplace of the Industrial Revolution, where factories first transformed society in the late 1700s.
- France
- Germany
- England
- United States
This powdery black rock became the primary fuel source that powered steam engines and factories during the Industrial Revolution.
- Coal
- Wood
- Oil
- Natural gas
This Scottish inventor improved the steam engine in 1769, making it efficient enough to power factories and revolutionize industry.
- Thomas Edison
- James Watt
- Benjamin Franklin
- Robert Fulton
This type of building, filled with machinery and workers, became the symbol of industrial production replacing home-based craft work.
- Warehouse
- Mill
- Workshop
- Factory
This massive population shift saw millions move from rural farms to cities seeking factory jobs.
- Immigration
- Urbanization
- Colonization
- Emigration
This metal, smelted in blast furnaces, became the building block for machines, bridges, and railways.
- Iron
- Copper
- Bronze
- Tin
These iron tracks carried steam-powered locomotives, revolutionizing transportation of goods and people.
- Canals
- Highways
- Tramways
- Railways
This spinning machine, invented in 1764, allowed one worker to spin multiple threads at once, dramatically increasing textile production.
- Power loom
- Water frame
- Spinning jenny
- Cotton gin
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