What was a key geographic feature of the Northeast that made it a suitable location for America's first factories?

Large, flat deserts for building space

Many fast-moving rivers to power machines

Warm weather all year for comfortable working

Rich soil for growing cotton on-site

What was the main advantage of using machines powered by water in the first factories?

The products were all handmade.

It created fewer jobs for people.

It made goods in large amounts.

To enjoy the parks and museums.

To find employment in the new factories.

To escape the cold weather in the countryside.

To become farmers on city land.

They provided drinking water for the workers.

They were used to ship raw materials from the West.

Their strong currents turned large wheels that generated power for the factory machines.

They supplied fish to feed the growing city populations.