Why wasn't steam power used extensively in the 1760s?
a. Steam-powered machines were dangerous and could explode.
b. The steam engine still required proximity to running streams.
c. Not many workmen could be trusted to operate the complicated machinery.
d. The expense was too great.
e. Patent laws restricted their use.
d
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a. Benjamin Franklin b. John Adams c. Jonathan Edwards d. William Bartram
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a. true b. false
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a. Manichaeanism had the largest following. b. Confucianism triumphed because it adhered to the Chinese social need to support the concepts of hard work and filial piety. c. Buddhism prevailed because of its divine visions. d. Daoism triumphed because of its philosophical underpinnings. e. neither Buddhism nor Daoism ever offered an alternative to restrictive Confucian theology.
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