Factories/textile mills, were usually located by rivers, which in a literal sense, would be powered by a water turbine/wheel in the river. The Factory workers consisted mostly of children and women, especially in textile mills. The women ran the factory, and factories were powered by water turbines. I didn't know which type of answer you wanted, so you can pick from either one or take both.
Allah is the Arabic term for god.
Southern colonies were founded mostly for "economic reasons" since the South was a prime place for agriculture, and was the primary source of the many cash crops that made America thrive for so long, such as cotton and tobacco.
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