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brettster1694
Nov 10, 2010, 02:44 PM
Which was not a reason that New England became the center of the American Industrial Revolution?

Large numbers of swift-flowing rivers that could produce power

Coastal trading ports on or near the Atlantic Ocean

Access to Pennsylvania's abundant supply of coal

Climate that supported a large agricultural base

Wondergirl
Nov 10, 2010, 02:51 PM
You're really having trouble coming up with an answer? In which part of the U.S. do you live, by the way? (Knowing that will help me help you.)

brettster1694
Nov 10, 2010, 02:54 PM
I live in CA, this is us history

Wondergirl
Nov 10, 2010, 03:02 PM
New England was known for all its mills that manufactured products such as textiles (cloth to make clothing). These mills always had huge wooden paddle wheels standing over rivers and streams.

What was the purpose of these wooden wheels?

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