These are the answers and there is more than one answer in this question... ;) [removed] A. It turned the wooded areas of Britain into great centers of industry. [removed] B. Mills no longer had to sit by flowing rivers and use water for power. [removed] C. People no longer had to work but could spend their days in leisure. [removed] D. Ships did not have to depend on wind. [removed] E. Machines could work at rates faster than human power ever allowed. .