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

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.

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
near coal mines to easily access the coal needed to help run them.

Watt’s steam engine ran on coal, so factories no longer had to sit on rivers for water power but tended to locate near coal supplies (and later also in cities for labor and markets).