Factory Power Sources in the 1800s
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Which energy source did most early factories use to drive their machines?

  • Water power (correct)
  • Steam power
  • Solar power
  • Wind power
  • Who developed a new kind of steam engine in 1768?

  • Matthew Boulton
  • James Watt (correct)
  • Thomas Newcomen
  • Richard Arkwright
  • Why did factory owners turn to steam engines instead of water power?

  • Steam engines were cleaner
  • Steam engines were faster
  • Steam engines were cheaper
  • Steam engines were more reliable (correct)
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