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What invention of the industrial revolution had the biggest effect on the united states in the early industrial revolution and why?

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Might be Steam Engines, because factories could now locate anywhere. They no longer had to be near rivers. Another impact of the steam engine on the Industrial Revolution was the impact it had on transportation.
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