You cannot learn all about the Industrial Revolution without learning about me. People in England faced a lot of problems trying to extract me from the earth in the 18th century. Turns out that water kept seeping into mines meant for my extraction which made my extraction all the more difficult. As a result, it was important to first remove this water. It was then that a British engineer, Thomas Newcomen, came up with a pump to remove water from the mines.

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Coal

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The correct option is A Coal
The Industrial Revolution saw the use of new sources of energy like coal. In the 18th century, British mine-owners faced a problem for extracting coal. Water kept seeping into coal mines making it difficult to extract coal. The task involved manual labour hence extra workforce which meant extra pay for the additional workers. This was a big problem for the mine-owners. A British engineer, Thomas Newcomen came up with a pump to remove the water from the mines which eased the process of removing water to extract coal from mines.

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