Question

Question
With the creation of James Watt’s steam engine, where did factories need to be located?(2 points)
Responses

in cities so factories could get more workers to operate them.
in cities so factories could get more workers to operate them.

near coal mines to easily access the coal needed to help run them.
near coal mines to easily access the coal needed to help run them.

anywhere there was space for a factory.
anywhere there was space for a factory.

by rivers for the water power.
by rivers for the water power.

Answer 1

anywhere there was space for a factory.

Watt’s steam engine didn’t need flowing water, so factories no longer had to be located by rivers (though many still located near coal for fuel).