It was a gift from him and it help make a symbol of the country by saying freeworld
They were the biggest so they looked upped to those bigger cities
The industrial revolution increased the power and wealth of "factory owners" mostly, but this is a misleading question, since the revolution increased the wealth of practically everyone except the aristocracy.
It was a new way to solve problems and do research.
Electricity can change the life of the average American by providing lighting, ways to keep food from spoiling, along with ways of cooking the food in more efficient ways that would not have been possible before without electricity.