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What impact did the commerical drilling of oil have on the people in the late 1800s?

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Coal was good for the Industrial Revolution because it powered machines and gave more jobs to people. For example, coal mines. Oil was used in oiling machinery and used as fuel generally. During the industrial revolution there was an oil industry boom.

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