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Which statement best explains why mills, such as that established by Samuel Slater, were built along rivers?
Rivers provided clean water.
Rivers transported workers.
Rivers powered the mills.
Rivers provided water for production.
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Rivers powered the mills.
Early textile mills like Samuel Slater’s used water wheels and water frames driven by flowing water to run machinery before steam power became common.
Early textile mills like Samuel Slater’s used water wheels and water frames driven by flowing water to run machinery before steam power became common.
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