steam engine<span> were some of the most important technologies of the </span>Industrial Revolution<span>, although steam did not replace water power in importance in Britain until after the Industrial Revolution. From Englishman </span>Thomas Newcomen<span>'s </span>atmospheric engine<span>, of 1712, through major developments by Scottish inventor and mechanical engineer </span>James Watt<span>, the steam engine began to be used in many industrial settings, not just in mining, where the first engines had been used to pump water from deep workings. Early mills had run successfully with water power, but by using a steam engine a factory could be located anywhere, not just close to water. Water power varied with the seasons and was not always available
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It reaffirmed the good diplomatic relationship the United States and France had established prior to Statue of Liberty being built. Moreover, it recognized the independence the French helped the U.S. to achieve in the Revolutionary War and the hardships the two countries shared during and after the war.
