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Question With the creation of the steam engine, where did factories need to be located?(1 point) Responses In cities so factories could get more workers to operate them In cities so factories could get more workers to operate them By rivers for the water power By rivers for the water power Anywhere there was space for a factory Anywhere there was space for a factory Near coal mines to easily access the coal needed to help run them

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The most appropriate response to where factories needed to be located with the creation of the steam engine is: **Near coal mines to easily access the coal needed to help run them**.

While being in cities and near rivers for water power were also factors in earlier industrialization, the advent of the steam engine allowed factories to be more flexible in their locations, particularly near coal mines for fuel efficiency.